Health Professions at Whitworth University

37% 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 Whitworth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 2,756.

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.

Whitworth Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Whitworth Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Whitworth 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 Whitworth

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

Whitworth Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

37% 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 Whitworth since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Whitworth Health Professions Master’s Program

72% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Whitworth, 69% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	18
Mental & Social Health Services	17
Public Health	7
Allied Health Professions	6

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 Whitworth 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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