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Health Professions at Northeastern University

Health Professions at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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.

Northeastern Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Health Professions Rankings

There were 208 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #139 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Northeastern, 60% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 163
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 135
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 91
Nursing 81
Public Health 5
Allied Health Professions 2
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses 80,630 $92,140
Personal Care Aides 76,850 $29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 39,360 $64,560
Nursing Assistants 39,100 $33,630
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130

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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