Health Professions at Alcorn State University

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 Alcorn State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,230. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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.

Alcorn State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Alcorn State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alcorn State offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Alcorn State Health Professions Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #599 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Alcorn State in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Alcorn State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	10

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Nursing Assistants	13,850	$23,100
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Personal Care Aides	9,610	$20,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,520	$37,930

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.