Health Professions at Lock Haven University

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

LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,163. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 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.

LHU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at LHU

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? LHU offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

LHU Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at LHU

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

LHU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 63 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from LHU in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. LHU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from LHU, 83% 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 Lock Haven University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lock Haven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	32
Mental & Social Health Services	25
Public Health	7

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 Lock Haven University.

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
• Image Credit: By Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.