Health Professions at Truman State University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Truman State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Truman State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Truman State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Truman State 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 Truman State

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

Truman State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	92
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Truman State Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Truman State, 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 Truman State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Truman State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Truman State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	61
Communication Sciences	59
Nursing	55
Allied Health Professions	3

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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.