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Health Professions at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,860.

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.

SRU Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at SRU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

SRU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at SRU 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.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #354 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SRU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

SRU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at SRU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	300
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

SRU Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SRU, 84% 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	140
Health Sciences & Services	101
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	99
Nursing	66
Allied Health Professions	42
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1

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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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
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