Health Professions at St. Thomas University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at St. Thomas University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and has a total student population of 5,601. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from STU.

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.

STU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at STU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, STU does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

STU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at STU 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 STU 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 Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	423

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in health professions from STU. This makes it the #341 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at STU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at St. Thomas University.

STU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from STU in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 St. Thomas University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

STU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 104 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from STU, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. STU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

STU 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

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 St. Thomas University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	164
Mental & Social Health Services	33
Health/Medical Prep Programs	15
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	7

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 FL, the home state for St. Thomas University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.