Health Professions at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 654 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.

UWF Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UWF

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.

UWF 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

UWF Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UWF 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 UWF 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 Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	189
	622
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	678

In 2021, 213 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UWF. This makes it the #152 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 654 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UWF. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	412
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

UWF Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 students earned a master's degree in health professions from UWF. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UWF, 67% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	143
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UWF 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

The following health professions concentations are available at The University of West Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	543
Health Sciences & Services	139
Mental & Social Health Services	67
Public Health	46
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	30
Health & Medical Administrative Services	24
Allied Health Professions	18

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 The University of West Florida.

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.