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Health Professions at Miami Dade College

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 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.

MDC Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at MDC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MDC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

MDC Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at MDC 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Health Professions Associate’s Program

76% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Miami Dade College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	200
Hispanic or Latino	646
White	58
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

MDC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Miami Dade College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	13
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Miami Dade College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Miami Dade College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	843
Allied Health Professions	150
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	73
Health Sciences & Services	63
Health & Medical Administrative Services	60
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	50
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	20
Mental & Social Health Services	18
Dental Support Services	6

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 Miami Dade College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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