Health Professions at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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. Of the 1,721 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 329 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.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	241
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	311
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	369
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SRU. This makes it the #454 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 329 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from SRU. About 22% were men and 78% were 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 4% more men than average.

About 90% 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	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	295
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

SRU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from SRU in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SRU, 82% 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	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SRU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 48 students 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 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
• Image Credit: By Blackngold29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.