Health Professions at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and approximately 14,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 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.

Wilmington University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Health Professions Rankings

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #392 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	173
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

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 Wilmington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	156
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	90
Mental & Social Health Services	27
Health & Medical Administrative Services	19
Public Health	8

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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Registered Nurses	11,840	$74,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,130	$62,700
Personal Care Aides	4,930	$23,840
Nursing Assistants	4,850	$30,780
Software Applications Developers	4,790	$106,730

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 Chris Light under License

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