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Health Professions at Worcester State University

Health Professions at Worcester State University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Worcester State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,724.

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.

Worcester State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Worcester State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Worcester State offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Worcester State Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Health Professions Master’s Program

98% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 69
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Worcester State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 42
Communication Sciences 29
Nursing 28
Health & Medical Administrative Services 6
Health Sciences & Services 4

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 Worcester 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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