Health Professions at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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

North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and approximately 12,846 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

North Dakota State University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

North Dakota State University Health Professions Rankings

There were 104 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #238 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at North Dakota State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

North Dakota State University Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 health professions majors earned their master's degree from North Dakota State University. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. North Dakota State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from North Dakota State University, 71% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	88
Nursing	16
Public Health	12
Allied Health Professions	11
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	4

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 ND, the home state for North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Registered Nurses	8,770	$65,740
Nursing Assistants	7,080	$33,990
Personal Care Aides	6,090	$32,890
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	2,860	$55,100
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,480	$46,410

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 Jlgrabinger under License

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