Health Professions at Auburn University at Montgomery

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. In 2021, 165 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from AUM.

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
• Doctorate 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:

AUM Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how AUM performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	547
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	606
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	870
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	878
	878
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,139
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,403
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,837
	2,329

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in health professions from AUM. This makes it the #886 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from AUM in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were 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	0
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	105
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

AUM Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from AUM in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from AUM, 65% 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	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AUM also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.