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Health Professions at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Health Professions at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Minnesota State Mankato Health Professions Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #633 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Health Professions Master’s Program

92% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Minnesota State Mankato, 76% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 68
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Minnesota State University - Mankato. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minnesota State University - Mankato. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences 48
Mental & Social Health Services 31
Nursing 18
Allied Health Professions 13
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 6
Public Health 3

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Personal Care Aides 75,830 $26,260
Registered Nurses 69,000 $78,920
Nursing Assistants 31,640 $33,710
Home Health Aides 22,380 $28,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 22,140 $62,070

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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