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Health Professions at West Coast University - Dallas

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

West Coast University - Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 1,496 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.

West Coast University - Dallas Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at West Coast University - Dallas

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

West Coast University - Dallas does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

West Coast University - Dallas Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at West Coast University - Dallas 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 West Coast University - Dallas

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

West Coast University - Dallas Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	74
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

West Coast University - Dallas Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. West Coast University - Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 West Coast University - Dallas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	296
Health & Medical Administrative Services	46
Public Health	41
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1

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 TX, the home state for West Coast University - Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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