Health Professions at Northwest University

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

Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and has a total student population of 1,184. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

Northwest University Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Northwest University Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northwest University

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

Northwest University Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Northwest University in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Northwest University, 65% 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 University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	31

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 WA, the home state for Northwest University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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 Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.