Health Professions at University of Saint Joseph

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Saint Joseph has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,305 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 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.

USJ Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USJ

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USJ Health Professions Rankings

There were 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #282 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 health professions majors earned their master's degree from USJ. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USJ, 66% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Saint Joseph. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Saint Joseph. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	77
Nursing	58
Allied Health Professions	37
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	15
Public Health	5
Mental & Social Health Services	3

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Personal Care Aides	26,360	$27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,510	$66,800
Nursing Assistants	22,150	$33,390
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

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