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Health Professions at Western Connecticut State University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WestConn

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.

WestConn does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

WestConn Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at WestConn 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #554 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 WestConn since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at WestConn 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 Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

WestConn Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from WestConn, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
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 Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	92
Mental & Social Health Services	50
Health & Medical Administrative Services	9

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Personal Care Aides	26,360	$27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,510	$66,800
Nursing Assistants	22,150	$33,390
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500

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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