Health Professions at Northwest Nazarene University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Northwest Nazarene University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 2,109 students attend the school each year. 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.

NNU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at NNU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

NNU Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 health professions majors earned their master's degree from NNU. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from NNU, 87% 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Northwest Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	45
Mental & Social Health Services	18

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Registered Nurses	13,790	$67,110
Personal Care Aides	12,130	$22,970
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	7,720	$51,500
Nursing Assistants	7,300	$27,400
Computer User Support Specialists	3,230	$48,990

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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.