Health Professions at University of Bridgeport

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Bridgeport stacks up to those at other schools.

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,155.

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.

UBridgeport Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UBridgeport

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UBridgeport Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UBridgeport 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 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #282 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

UBridgeport does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Bridgeport with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UBridgeport Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Bridgeport with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UBridgeport Health Professions Master’s Program

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

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Bridgeport with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Bridgeport. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	179
Dental Support Services	103
Chiropractic	44
Alternative Medicine & Systems	39
Other Health Professions	39
Allied Health Professions	37
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	11

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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Personal Care Aides	26,360	$27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,510	$66,800
Nursing Assistants	22,150	$33,390
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500

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 User:Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.