Health Professions at Westfield State University

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Westfield State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395.

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.

Westfield Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Westfield Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Westfield 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	84
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Westfield Health Professions Master’s Program

64% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Westfield, 54% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Westfield State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Westfield State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	76
Allied Health Professions	38
Health Sciences & Services	13

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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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