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Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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. Of the 2,965 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2021, 618 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.

UAB Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UAB 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 448
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,318
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools 1,857

In 2021, 1,255 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UAB. This makes it the #9 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

86% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 58% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 162
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 359
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

UAB Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UAB, 69% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 192
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 863
International Students 51
Other Races/Ethnicities 55

UAB also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 481 students 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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