Health Professions at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 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.

Salem State Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Salem State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Salem State Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 48 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Salem State, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Salem State, 81% 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 Salem State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Salem State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	31
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	17
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	1

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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 Fletcher6 under License

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