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Health Professions at Tufts University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Tufts University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 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.

Tufts Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tufts

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tufts does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Tufts Health Professions Rankings

There were 445 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 197 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Tufts in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Tufts, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tufts University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 113
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dentistry 243
Medicine 196
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 80
Public Health 72
Allied Health Professions 50
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 49
Health/Medical Prep Programs 27
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 14
Medical Science 8
Medical Illustration & Informatics 7

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 Tufts University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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