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Health Professions at University of Central Oklahoma

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132.

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.

UCO Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCO

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, UCO does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UCO Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UCO 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% 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 UCO since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UCO are white. This is typical 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 Oklahoma with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	136
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

UCO Health Professions Master’s Program

71% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UCO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UCO, 65% 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 Oklahoma with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	43
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Central Oklahoma. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Oklahoma. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	131
Public Health	88
Communication Sciences	47
Mental & Social Health Services	15
Health/Medical Prep Programs	14
Allied Health Professions	7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Registered Nurses	29,330	$63,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	21,570	$53,880
Nursing Assistants	17,120	$25,690
Personal Care Aides	13,820	$20,270
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	11,740	$41,260

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
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