Health Professions at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 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.

Widener Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Widener Health Professions Rankings

There were 73 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #297 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Widener. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Widener, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	78
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	60
Public Health	49
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	45
Mental & Social Health Services	27
Health & Medical Administrative Services	18
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

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