Health Professions at Sterling College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Sterling College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Sterling College is located in Sterling, Kansas and approximately 678 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

Sterling College Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Sterling College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Sterling College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Sterling College.

Sterling College Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Sterling College. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Sterling College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Sterling College, 75% 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 Sterling College with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Sterling College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sterling College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied 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 KS, the home state for Sterling College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses	27,810	$61,030
Nursing Assistants	22,290	$26,210
Personal Care Aides	21,450	$21,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,750	$53,860
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	7,510	$43,240

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 Sterlingeditor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.