Health Professions at South University, Columbia

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at South University, Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 732.

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.

South University, Columbia Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at South University, Columbia

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, South University, Columbia does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

South University, Columbia Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at South University, Columbia 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #456 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at South University, Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at South University, Columbia.

South University, Columbia Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at South University, Columbia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

South University, Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South University, Columbia with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South University, Columbia Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 South University, Columbia with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

South University, Columbia Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South University, Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	40
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	37
Mental & Social Health Services	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	23
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	20
Public Health	12
Health Sciences & Services	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 SC, the home state for South University, Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,410	$52,690
Nursing Assistants	20,950	$25,390
Personal Care Aides	18,040	$20,990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	10,560	$40,890

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.