Health Professions at Salem State University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Salem State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242.

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.

Salem State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Salem State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Salem State 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Salem State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	123
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Salem State Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Salem State, 70% 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 Salem State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Salem State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	177
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	45
Health & Medical Administrative Services	44
Allied Health Professions	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	1

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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 Fletcher6 under License

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