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Health Professions at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,704. 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.

MUW Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MUW

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

MUW 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 MUW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Mississippi University for Women.

MUW Health Professions Master’s Program

94% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from MUW, 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 Mississippi University for Women with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 51
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 Mississippi University for Women. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 35
Communication Sciences 18
Public Health 12

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses 29,860 $58,490
Nursing Assistants 13,850 $23,100
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 12,410 $47,000
Personal Care Aides 9,610 $20,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 9,520 $37,930

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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