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Health Professions at Auburn University at Montgomery

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Auburn University at Montgomery has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 5,212 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

AUM Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at AUM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

AUM does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

AUM Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at AUM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #618 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at AUM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Auburn University at Montgomery.

AUM Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at AUM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	78
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

AUM Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. AUM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from AUM, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University at Montgomery. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	155
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	24
Communication Sciences	7
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses	49,490	$59,470
Nursing Assistants	22,590	$24,110
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	19,240	$54,030
Personal Care Aides	14,310	$19,250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	12,190	$38,230

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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