Health Professions at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 2,686 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 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.

Lenoir - Rhyne University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Lenoir - Rhyne University does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lenoir - Rhyne University Health Professions Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #441 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Lenoir - Rhyne University. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Lenoir - Rhyne University, 81% 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	132
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Lenoir - Rhyne University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	79
Allied Health Professions	45
Mental & Social Health Services	32
Nursing	26
Public Health	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 NC, the home state for Lenoir - Rhyne University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nursing Assistants	63,010	$25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Personal Care Aides	30,170	$21,660

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.