Health Professions

Types of Degrees Health Professions Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other health professions graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	4,108
Associate Degree	1,316
Master’s Degree	943
Undergraduate Certificate	382
Basic Certificate	276
Graduate Certificate	198
Doctor’s Degree	164

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 4,516 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other health professions in 2021, making it rank #85 in popularity. The major attracts more women than men. About 77% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of health professions majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	289
Black or African American	478
Hispanic or Latino	414
White	2,587
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	295

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Health Professions, too. About 1.1% of those with this major are international students.

Online Health Professions Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	22	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	55	4
Bachelor’s Degree	39	13
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	62	16
Post-Master’s	11	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	25	4
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	2
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	2	2

Majors Related to Health Professions

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health professions.

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing	308,114
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	88,809
Allied Health Professions	85,413
Health & Medical Administrative Services	85,302
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	79,189
Public Health	42,551
Health Sciences & Services	35,887
Mental & Social Health Services	31,550
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	29,934
Medicine	29,206
Dental Support Services	25,040
Communication Sciences	23,288
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	19,017
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	18,729
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	10,516
Health/Medical Prep Programs	9,413
Dentistry	6,961
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	5,644
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5,056
Alternative Medicine & Systems	3,431
Chiropractic	2,698
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2,689
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	2,244
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1,845
Optometry	1,789
Medical Science	1,090
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	760
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	468
Alternative Medical Support Services	136
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	116

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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