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Health Professions at Western Carolina University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Western Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

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, WCU does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WCU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at WCU 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 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #351 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

18% 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 WCU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	415
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

WCU Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women

7% 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 WCU, 93% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	96
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 Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	229
Allied Health Professions	103
Communication Sciences	84
Health Sciences & Services	72
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	59
Health & Medical Administrative Services	38
Mental & Social Health Services	23
Public Health	21
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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