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Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

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.

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

Master’s Degree

UAB Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UAB 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 481 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UAB 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 Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	147
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	320
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UAB Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UAB, 65% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	220
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	797
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	1,151
Public Health	340
Health & Medical Administrative Services	214
Medicine	180
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	153
Allied Health Professions	92
Dentistry	78
Optometry	50
Mental & Social Health Services	47
Health Sciences & Services	43
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	40
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	13
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	7

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses	49,490	$59,470
Nursing Assistants	22,590	$24,110
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	19,240	$54,030
Personal Care Aides	14,310	$19,250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	12,190	$38,230

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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