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Health Professions at Grand Valley State University

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Health Professions at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 256 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.

GVSU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

GVSU Health Professions Rankings

There were 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #282 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 256 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from GVSU in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from GVSU, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 214
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 111
Allied Health Professions 69
Communication Sciences 41
Public Health 41
Nursing 34
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 23
Health & Medical Administrative Services 23
Medical Illustration & Informatics 5

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses 96,680 $71,330
Nursing Assistants 49,760 $30,130
Personal Care Aides 39,740 $24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 33,490 $57,530
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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