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Health Professions at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 196 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Duke.

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.

Duke Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Duke Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Duke 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 265
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 894

In 2021, 444 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Duke. This makes it the #56 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 300 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 196 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Duke are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 110
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Duke Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Duke, 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 Duke University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 44
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 288
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

Duke also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 300 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 Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 573
Medicine 114
Allied Health Professions 89
Public Health 87
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 79
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 38
Medical Illustration & Informatics 37
Health & Medical Administrative Services 12
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 5

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
Nursing Assistants 63,010 $25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 41,320 $55,560
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Personal Care Aides 30,170 $21,660

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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