Health Professions at Arcadia 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 Arcadia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,300 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 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.

Arcadia Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Arcadia Health Professions Rankings

There were 285 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Arcadia

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

Arcadia Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Arcadia. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Arcadia, 70% 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 Arcadia University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	91
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 Arcadia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	299
Allied Health Professions	100
Public Health	29
Mental & Social Health Services	1

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 PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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 Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.