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Health Professions Education Major

Health Professions Education

10 Master's Degrees Annually
13 Doctor's Degrees Annually
#927 in Popularity (Master's)

Types of Degrees Health Professions Education Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many health professions education graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree 30
Graduate Certificate 26
Master’s Degree 17

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Health Professions Education?

17 Master's Degrees Annually
65% Percent Women
35% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The major attracts more women than men. About 65% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of health professions education majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Online Health Professions Education Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 5 1
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 6 1
Post-Master’s 5 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 5 3
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 1 1

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health professions education.

Major Number of Grads
Nursing Education 3,850
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 723
Medical/Health Humanities 345
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Other) 59
Arts in Medicine/Health 6
History of Medicine 0

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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