Health Professions at University of Arkansas

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 515 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UARK.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UARK 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
	471
Best Health Professions Schools	710
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	845
	906
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	3,173

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UARK. This makes it the #559 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 515 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 80% 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	12
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	413
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UARK Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 54 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UARK in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UARK, 80% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UARK also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 28 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.