Podiatric Medicine
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2019, the locations with the highest concentration of Podiatric Medicine degree recipients are Kent, OH, New York, NY, and Philadelphia, PA. In 2019, the locations with a relatively high number of Podiatric Medicine degree recipients are North Chicago, IL, Miami Shores, FL, and Des Moines, IA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Podiatric Medicine is a professional doctorate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Podiatric Medicine and the types of students that study this field. Kent State University at Kent awards the most degrees in Podiatric Medicine in the US, but New York College of Podiatric Medicine and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Podiatric Medicine.
Tuition costs for Podiatric Medicine majors are, on average, $13,341 for in-state public colleges, and $38,814 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Podiatric Medicine programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (7 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (386 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Podiatric Medicine, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (386 completions in 2019).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Podiatric Medicine programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Kent State University at Kent has the most Podiatric Medicine degree recipients, with 105 degrees awarded in 2019.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Podiatric Medicine.
Out of all institutions that offer Podiatric Medicine programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, New York College of Podiatric Medicine has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Podiatric Medicine, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Podiatric Medicine by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Podiatric Medicine.
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 $81,847 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.
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 Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers.
The average salary for Health majors is $81,847 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 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 Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.
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 Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.68%, from 4.3M in 2020 to 4.46M in 2021.
The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.7%). 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 Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers, Farm supplies merchant wholesalers, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.68%, from 4.3M in 2020 to 4.46M in 2021.
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 2.98% and 2.93% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Podiatric Medicine are Professional Doctorate and Post-Masters Certificate.
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 Podiatric Medicine.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Podiatric Medicine 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 Professional Doctorate recipients in Podiatric Medicine.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.11 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 (199,567 degree recipients).
