Health Professions at University of Mount Olive

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

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,536. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UMO.

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.

UMO Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMO

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMO Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UMO 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 Popular Online Health Professions Schools	298
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	501
	590
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	671
Best Health Professions Schools	674
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	781
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	808
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	834
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	959

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMO. This makes it the #791 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMO

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

UMO Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

UMO Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from UMO. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UMO 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 University of Mount Olive with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMO Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UMO. About 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UMO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMO, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMO also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mount Olive. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Sciences & Services	69
Health & Medical Administrative Services	53
Nursing	32

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 University of Mount Olive.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mount Olive College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.