Health Professions at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 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.

Wake Forest University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wake Forest University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wake Forest University does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Wake Forest University Health Professions Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 155 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #182 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Wake Forest University. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Wake Forest University, 57% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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 Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	144
Allied Health Professions	85
Nursing	34
Mental & Social Health Services	10
Public Health	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	3

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nursing Assistants	63,010	$25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Personal Care Aides	30,170	$21,660

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 JHMM13 under License

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