Health Professions at University of Central Oklahoma

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. In 2021, 244 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UCO.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UCO 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	518
	805
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	850
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	866
	983

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UCO. This makes it the #523 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 244 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from UCO. About 32% were men and 68% were 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 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UCO 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 Oklahoma with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	154
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

UCO Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UCO awarded 59 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UCO, 61% 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	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	36
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

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
• Image Credit: By Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.