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Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Health (2022)

1. 14,686 degrees awarded

2. 11,855 degrees awarded

3. 9,678 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Health, is Public, 4-year or above (312,669 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Health programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Health.

Highest Concentration Institution

1. 100%

2. 100%

3. 100%

Out of all institutions that offer Health programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Health, with 100%.

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Health

1. 29,964 degrees awarded

2. 25,604 degrees awarded

3. 18,287 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Health by year.

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

1. 1.4k%

2. 850%

3. 700%

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Health.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.

Highest Paying Pumas

1. $171,696

2. $170,294

3. $160,755

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

The number of Health 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 Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Health majors

1. 2.9

2. 2.46

3. 2.43

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. 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.

Female (82.1%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Health.

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

1. White

   498,400 degrees awarded

2. Hispanic or Latino

   167,845 degrees awarded

3. Black or African American

   136,562 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Health for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

1. White Female

   127,117 degrees awarded

2. Hispanic or Latino Female

   35,220 degrees awarded

3. Black or African American Female

   28,183 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Health.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health 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).