Health Professions at Saint Francis University

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

Saint Francis is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 234 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.

Saint Francis Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Saint Francis

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Saint Francis Health Professions Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #407 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Saint Francis

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

Saint Francis Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 234 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Saint Francis, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Saint Francis, 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 Saint Francis University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	166
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Francis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	100
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	82
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	73
Public Health	8
Other Health Professions	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 PA, the home state for Saint Francis University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.