Health Professions at Universidad Central Del Caribe

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Universidad Central Del Caribe is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

UCC is located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 547.

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.

UCC 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
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UCC

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.

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

UCC Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UCC 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.

There were 75 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #291 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Universidad Central Del Caribe.

UCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at UCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

UCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Universidad Central Del Caribe with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 UCC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Universidad Central Del Caribe with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCC Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UCC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Universidad Central Del Caribe with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
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 Universidad Central Del Caribe. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	75
Mental & Social Health Services	13
Allied Health Professions	12

Related Majors

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 PR, the home state for Universidad Central Del Caribe.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Caracas1830 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.