Health Professions at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 348 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.

WMU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WMU

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, WMU does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WMU Health Professions Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #477 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 348 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from WMU in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from WMU, 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	297
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	140
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	121
Allied Health Professions	53
Communication Sciences	34
Public Health	17
Alternative Medicine & Systems	11
Health Sciences & Services	8
Nursing	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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.