General Health Services
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of General Health Services degree recipients are Tampa, FL, University, FL, and New York, NY. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of General Health Services degree recipients are Muttontown, NY, San Dimas, CA, and Fort Belknap Agency, MT. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Health Services is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Health Services and the types of students that study this field. University of South Florida awards the most degrees in General Health Services in the US, but University of Minnesota-Rochester and Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Health Services.
Tuition costs for General Health Services majors are, on average, $5,928 for in-state public colleges, and $33,813 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Health Services programs are Public, 2-year institutions (244 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (13,854 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Health Services, is Public, 4-year or above (13,854 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer General Health Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of South Florida has the most General Health Services degree recipients, with 1,078 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in General Health Services.
Out of all institutions that offer General Health Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Minnesota-Rochester has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Health Services, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Health Services by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Health majors is $90,179 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation.
The average salary for Health majors is $90,179 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.
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 most common occupations for Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, and Pharmacists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.16%, from 4.67M in 2022 to 4.86M in 2023.
The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Health 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.
The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Pipeline transportation, Oil & gas extraction, and Sugar & confectionery products.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.16%, from 4.67M in 2022 to 4.86M in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Health 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 Health.
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 3.08% and 3% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Health Services are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in General Health Services.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Health Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Health Services.
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 (5.07 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 (208,734 degree recipients).
