Health Professions at Western Washington University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 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.

WWU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

WWU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at WWU 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #576 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% 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 WWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	111
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

WWU Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from WWU, 56% 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 Washington University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Western Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	80
Health/Medical Prep Programs	62
Nursing	32
Mental & Social Health Services	28
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	8

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 Western Washington 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
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