Health Professions at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 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.

Towson Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Towson does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Towson Health Professions Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #468 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Towson, 71% 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 Towson University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	161
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Towson University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Towson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	117
Communication Sciences	60
Health Sciences & Services	32
Allied Health Professions	29
Nursing	7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,670	$62,680
Nursing Assistants	27,980	$31,310
Personal Care Aides	19,580	$26,910
Managers	14,450	$122,050

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.