Health Professions at Elms College

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 Elms College stacks up to those at other schools.

Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,355. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Elms College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Elms College

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.

Elms College does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Elms College 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 Elms College

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

Elms College Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Elms College awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 Elms College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health/Medical Prep Programs	24
Nursing	10
Communication Sciences	8
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	7

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 MA, the home state for Elms College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.