Health Professions at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 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.

USU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USU Health Professions Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #554 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 health professions majors earned their master's degree from USU. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USU, 89% 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 Utah State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	94
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	93
Communication Sciences	42
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	21
Public Health	19
Mental & Social Health Services	7
Health Sciences & Services	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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Registered Nurses	21,700	$65,670
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,660	$52,470
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Nursing Assistants	10,680	$27,880
Personal Care Aides	9,850	$25,740

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 Cory Maylett under License

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