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Health Professions at Westfield State University

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Health Professions at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

Westfield Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Westfield Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Health Professions Master’s Program

48% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Westfield, 66% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions 29

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 Westfield State 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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