Health Professions at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 387 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.

UCA Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UCA

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCA does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCA Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UCA 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 UCA 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
	134
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	248
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	314
	417
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	602
Best Value Health Professions Schools	990
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,005
	2,278

In 2021, 138 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UCA. This makes it the #249 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 109 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	254
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UCA Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 138 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UCA in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UCA, 79% 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 Central Arkansas with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	109
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCA also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 109 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	193
Mental & Social Health Services	133
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	107
Communication Sciences	83
Other Health Professions	72
Allied Health Professions	23
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	22
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	2

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 Central 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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.