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Health Professions at University of Pikeville

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and approximately 2,240 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.

UPIKE Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UPIKE

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree

UPIKE Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UPIKE 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 UPIKE

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

UPIKE Health Professions Associate’s Program

68% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at UPIKE may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at UPIKE are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UPIKE Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UPIKE 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 Pikeville with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pikeville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	139
Optometry	55
Nursing	53

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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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
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