Health Professions at Saint Peter’s University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Saint Peter's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Saint Peter's College is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 3,197 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Saint Peter's College.

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.

Saint Peter’s College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Saint Peter’s College Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Saint Peter's College performed in these rankings.

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 Saint Peter's College 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
	135
	323
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	391
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	611
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	629
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	643
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	869
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	899
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,633

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Saint Peter’s College. This makes it the #909 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #656 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Saint Peter's College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Saint Peter’s University.

Saint Peter’s College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Saint Peter's College. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Saint Peter's College since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Peter's University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Saint Peter’s College Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Saint Peter's College. About 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Saint Peter's College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Peter's University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Saint Peter's College also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Peter's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	58
Health & Medical Administrative Services	16

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 NJ, the home state for Saint Peter's University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Nursing Assistants	56,500	$30,380
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Home Health Aides	41,040	$24,450
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,100	$62,910

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.