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Health Professions at University of the Southwest

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 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.

USW Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Master’s Degree

USW Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at USW 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Southwest with a bachelor's in health professions.

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

USW Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USW, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
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 University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	11

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Personal Care Aides	27,300	$21,020
Registered Nurses	16,730	$71,730
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,720	$53,930
Nursing Assistants	6,200	$28,310
Medical Assistants	5,960	$30,750

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
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