Health Professions at Southern New Hampshire University

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 Southern New Hampshire University stacks up to those at other schools.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,591 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 2,414 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.

SNHU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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.

SNHU does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at SNHU 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 SNHU 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 Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	297
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	343

In 2021, 886 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SNHU. This makes it the #17 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Health Professions Associate’s Program

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

SNHU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SNHU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at SNHU awarded 2,414 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	402
Hispanic or Latino	258
White	1,493
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	190

SNHU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 886 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SNHU, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SNHU, 60% 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	185
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	528
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	79

SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,532
Nursing	1,090
Public Health	378
Health Sciences & Services	268
Mental & Social Health Services	195

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Registered Nurses	13,630	$72,760
Personal Care Aides	8,600	$26,900
Nursing Assistants	7,980	$32,200
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	7,780	$59,020
Software Applications Developers	6,540	$110,740

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.