Health Professions at Abilene Christian University

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

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 5,291.

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.

Abilene Christian Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Abilene Christian

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Abilene Christian does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Abilene Christian Health Professions Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #461 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

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

Abilene Christian Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Abilene Christian, 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 Abilene Christian University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	98
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Abilene Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	56
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	45
Mental & Social Health Services	38
Nursing	19
Allied Health Professions	10
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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
• Image Credit: By Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.