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Health Professions at Wayne State University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

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.

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

Master’s Degree

Wayne State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Wayne 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.

There were 478 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Wayne 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	93
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	374
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Wayne State Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Wayne State, 72% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	173
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	328
Medicine	283
Nursing	279
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	124
Other Health Professions	122
Communication Sciences	89
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	69
Allied Health Professions	66
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	36
Mental & Social Health Services	31
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	10
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	9
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	6
Medical Science	4

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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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