Health Professions at Florida International University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 660 of them were health professions majors.

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.

FIU 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 FIU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

FIU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at FIU 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 FIU 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
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	397
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	536
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,142

In 2021, 538 students received their master’s degree in health professions from FIU. This makes it the #35 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 278 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 660 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	144
Hispanic or Latino	389
White	53
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

FIU Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at FIU awarded 538 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	290
White	83
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

FIU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 278 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 Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	503
Health & Medical Administrative Services	363
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	130
Medicine	113
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	111
Public Health	89
Communication Sciences	64
Allied Health Professions	64
Mental & Social Health Services	57
Medical Illustration & Informatics	19

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.