Health Sciences & Services at University of Central Florida

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if University of Central Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 875 of them were health sciences and services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

UCF Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

UCF Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Sciences & Services Schools	3
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools	21

In 2021, 121 students received their master’s degree in health science from UCF. This makes it the #3 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $23,485. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 875 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health science from UCF. About 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	119
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	292
White	284
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

UCF Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

The health science program at UCF awarded 121 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the health science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCF also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Medicine

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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.