Health Professions at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 2,331 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.

UCF 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 UCF

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UCF Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UCF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UCF 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	429
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	570
Best Health Professions Schools	968

In 2021, 358 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UCF. This makes it the #76 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 201 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #148 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at UCF awarded 2,331 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	225
Black or African American	317
Hispanic or Latino	708
White	948
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

UCF Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 358 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from UCF in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UCF, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	183
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UCF also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 201 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 Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Sciences & Services	1,002
Nursing	907
Health & Medical Administrative Services	453
Communication Sciences	339
Medicine	119
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	35
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	31
Mental & Social Health Services	18
Allied Health Professions	14

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.