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Health Professions at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 519 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from BYU.

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.

BYU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

BYU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 BYU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 647
876

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in health professions from BYU. This makes it the #454 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #599 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 519 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from BYU in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 404
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

BYU Health Professions Master’s Program

89% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 72 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from BYU, 82% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 59
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BYU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Brigham Young University - Provo. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health 193
Nursing 151
Communication Sciences 125
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 34
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 25
Allied Health Professions 20
Mental & Social Health Services 15
Health Sciences & 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Registered Nurses 21,700 $65,670
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 14,660 $52,470
Software Applications Developers 11,040 $99,070
Nursing Assistants 10,680 $27,880
Personal Care Aides 9,850 $25,740

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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