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Health Professions at Southern Wesleyan University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Southern Wesleyan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,345.

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.

SWU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SWU

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

SWU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at SWU 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 SWU

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

SWU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 SWU since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SWU 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SWU Health Professions Master’s Program

75% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SWU, 100% 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 Wesleyan University with a master's in health professions.

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

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 Southern Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health/Medical Prep Programs	4
Nursing	2

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 Southern Wesleyan University.

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
Image Credit: By Robert Thall under License

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