Health Professions at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 410 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.

OHIO Athens Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OHIO Athens

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.

OHIO Athens does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

OHIO Athens Health Professions Rankings

There were 289 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 410 health professions majors earned their master's degree from OHIO Athens. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from OHIO Athens, 79% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	323
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

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 Ohio University - Athens Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	230
Health & Medical Administrative Services	206
Nursing	102
Allied Health Professions	48
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	40
Communication Sciences	37
Public Health	17
Mental & Social Health Services	17
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	11
Medical Science	6
Medical Illustration & Informatics	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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Registered Nurses	125,380	$66,820
Nursing Assistants	65,860	$27,570
Home Health Aides	55,490	$22,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	47,520	$56,870
Personal Care Aides	42,590	$23,530

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.