Health Professions at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 609. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	38

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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.