Health Professions at Limestone College

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

Limestone College is located in Gaffney, South Carolina and approximately 1,943 students attend the school each year.

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.

Limestone College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Limestone College

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, Limestone College does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Limestone College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Limestone College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Limestone College.

Limestone College Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Limestone College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Limestone College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Limestone College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,410	$52,690
Nursing Assistants	20,950	$25,390
Personal Care Aides	18,040	$20,990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	10,560	$40,890

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 Morder (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.