Health Professions at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 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.

Tennessee State University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Health Professions Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #416 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Tennessee State University. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Tennessee State University, 69% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	59
Nursing	36
Communication Sciences	23
Public Health	2

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	35,680	$56,600
Nursing Assistants	28,340	$26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	24,410	$40,120
Personal Care Aides	21,100	$21,060

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 The Peep Holes under License

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