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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Bachelor’s in Health Professions

Health Professions is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in health professions, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Bachelor’s in Health Professions

#70 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Penn State University Park is in the top 10% of the country for health professions. More specifically it was ranked #70 out of 853 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Colleges for Health Professions 70
Most Popular Colleges for Health Professions 95
Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans 123
Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 137
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions 402
Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates 856
Most Focused Colleges for Health Professions 2,373

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Health Professions from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,437 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Health Professions?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park health professions bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Health Professions

598 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
83.4% Women
22.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 598 bachelor’s degrees in health professions awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 83.4% of the health professions students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 84.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.4% of the health professions bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 30
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 45
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3
White 450
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Bachelor’s in Health Professions Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 125
Health & Medical Administrative Services 152
Allied Health Professions 24
Health/Medical Prep Programs 61
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 85

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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