Health Professions at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 515 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.

Florida State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Florida State Health Professions Rankings

There were 144 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #195 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 515 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Florida State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Florida State, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	307
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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 Florida State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	312
Medicine	119
Communication Sciences	63
Allied Health Professions	47
Nursing	43
Public Health	35
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	26
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	14

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.