Health Professions at Case Western Reserve University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Case Western Reserve University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,465. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 375 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.

Case Western Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Case Western Health Professions Rankings

There were 319 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Case Western

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

Case Western Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Case Western awarded 375 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Case Western does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Case Western, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	212
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	205
Nursing	175
Dentistry	76
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	73
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	42
Public Health	41
Mental & Social Health Services	36
Allied Health Professions	34
Medical Science	27
Communication Sciences	16
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	15
Health/Medical Prep Programs	12

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 OH, the home state for Case Western Reserve University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Registered Nurses	125,380	$66,820
Nursing Assistants	65,860	$27,570
Home Health Aides	55,490	$22,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	47,520	$56,870
Personal Care Aides	42,590	$23,530

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 Rdikeman under License

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