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Health Professions at University of Arkansas

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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.

UARK Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UARK Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UARK 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 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #427 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	355
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

UARK Health Professions Master’s Program

89% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UARK, 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 Arkansas with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Arkansas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	315
Public Health	122
Communication Sciences	99
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	38
Allied Health Professions	18
Health Sciences & Services	5

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses	25,380	$60,780
Nursing Assistants	18,060	$25,080
Personal Care Aides	16,820	$21,390
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,280	$48,850
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	12,060	$39,570

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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