Health Professions at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMWC is located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana and approximately 1,099 students attend the school each year. Of the 206 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 2021, 51 of them were health professions majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

SMWC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at SMWC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMWC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SMWC Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at SMWC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at SMWC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	178
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	191
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	346
	477
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	750
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	899
	917
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	920
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	996
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,070
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,886
Best Health Professions Schools	2,162
	2,491

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SMWC. This makes it the #592 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SMWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

SMWC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SMWC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMWC Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from SMWC in 2020-2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SMWC, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SMWC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	68
Nursing	34
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12
Health Sciences & Services	5

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Nursing Assistants	30,220	$27,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Personal Care Aides	28,420	$22,830
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	15,480	$44,310

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nheyob under License

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