Health Professions at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine stacks up to those at other schools.

LECOM is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,336 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 259 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.

LECOM Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at LECOM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? LECOM offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

LECOM Health Professions Rankings

There were 941 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at LECOM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

LECOM Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 259 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from LECOM, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. LECOM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from LECOM, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	149
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	544
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	293
Health/Medical Prep Programs	209
Dentistry	104
Public Health	54
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	6

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 PA, the home state for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.