Health Professions at Stephen F Austin State University

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

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and has a total student population of 12,620. In 2021, 330 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from SFASU.

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.

SFASU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SFASU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at SFASU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
	341
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	472
Best Health Professions Schools	910

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SFASU. This makes it the #436 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SFASU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Stephen F Austin State University.

SFASU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 330 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from SFASU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SFASU 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	209
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

SFASU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 76 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from SFASU in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SFASU, 80% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SFASU 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

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 Stephen F Austin State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	160
Communication Sciences	96
Health Sciences & Services	77
Mental & Social Health Services	27
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	20
Allied Health Professions	14
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	11
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.