Health Professions at Augusta University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Augusta University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,920. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 283 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.

Augusta University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Augusta University

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Augusta University Health Professions Rankings

There were 465 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Augusta University

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

Augusta University Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 283 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Augusta University in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Augusta University, 64% 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 Augusta University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	182
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	263
Medicine	232
Dentistry	96
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	77
Allied Health Professions	54
Public Health	15
Medical Illustration & Informatics	10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5
Other Health Professions	3

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 GA, the home state for Augusta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	48,300	$56,540
Nursing Assistants	36,780	$25,870
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Personal Care Aides	29,080	$22,540

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.