Health Professions at Walla Walla University

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

Walla Walla U is located in College Place, Washington and approximately 1,737 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.

Walla Walla U Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Walla Walla U Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Walla Walla U 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 Walla Walla U

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

Walla Walla U Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Walla Walla U are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Walla Walla U Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Walla Walla U 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 Walla Walla University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Walla Walla University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	66
Health Sciences & Services	14
Health/Medical Prep Programs	7
Dental Support Services	2
Public Health	2
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	2

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 WA, the home state for Walla Walla University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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 Bryan Aulick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.