Health Professions at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 311 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.

Georgia State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

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.

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

Georgia State Health Professions Rankings

There were 70 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #305 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 311 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Georgia State. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	111
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Georgia State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	139
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	98
Nursing	70
Other Health Professions	69
Health & Medical Administrative Services	38
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	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 Georgia State 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
• Image Credit: By Jayingram11 under License

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