Health
Contains Stem Majors
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Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Health and the types of students that study this field. false awards the most degrees in Health in the US.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Health programs are false institutions (N/A total). false
Institutions
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Health programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Health.
Employment
Information on the businesses and industries that employ graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.
The industry that employs the most majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
The average salary for majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for majors.
Highest Paying Locations
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Most Common
The most common occupations majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.
Most Specialized
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.
Highest Paid
The highest paid occupations by median income for majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.
Occupations by Share
The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.
The largest single share of graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in by share of the total number of graduates.
Most Common
The most common industries that employ majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.
Highest Paid
The highest paying industries of majors, by average wage, are Farm supplies merchant wholesalers, Aerospace products & parts manufacturing, and Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers.
Industries by Share
The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in .
Specialty Locations
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in is 42.6.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a false.
Workforce Age
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in . The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 3.06% and 3% of the population, respectively.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Health are .
Workforce Degrees
The most common degree types held by the working population in are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Health for each race & ethnicity. false
Race & Ethnicity by Sex
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Health.
Global Diversity
- Philippines202,070 degree recipients
- India87,039 degree recipients
- Mexico36,759 degree recipients
- Philippines5.03 times more than expected
- Cameroon3.6 times more than expected
- Nigeria3.1 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold degrees (5.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (202,070 degree recipients).