Health Professions at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WVU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

WVU Health Professions Rankings

There were 318 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from WVU, 85% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	220
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	117
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	98
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	95
Nursing	55
Communication Sciences	46
Dentistry	46
Health Sciences & Services	32
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	14
Medical Science	13
Public Health	13
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	8
Dental Support Services	2

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Registered Nurses	19,930	$61,780
Personal Care Aides	12,500	$20,760
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	8,830	$46,650
Nursing Assistants	8,330	$26,410
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5,860	$36,770

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.