Health Professions at Creighton University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Creighton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 8,770. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 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.

Creighton Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Creighton

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Creighton Health Professions Rankings

There were 668 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Creighton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Creighton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	205
Medicine	164
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	136
Nursing	104
Dentistry	83
Health Sciences & Services	26
Public Health	18
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	14
Health/Medical Prep Programs	14
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4
Allied Health Professions	4
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Registered Nurses	22,970	$64,470
Nursing Assistants	14,580	$28,730
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,730	$54,520
Personal Care Aides	7,720	$26,230
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5,640	$43,160

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.