Health Professions at Southern Connecticut State University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Southern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 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.

SCSU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SCSU Health Professions Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #633 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from SCSU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SCSU, 68% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	67
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	36
Mental & Social Health Services	26
Public Health	22
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	17
Nursing	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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.