Health Professions at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 232 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UCCS.

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.

UCCS Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UCCS Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UCCS 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 UCCS 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	513
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	569
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	732
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,879

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UCCS. This makes it the #486 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #524 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 232 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from UCCS in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	158
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UCCS Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 64 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCCS, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UCCS, 78% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	256
Health Sciences & Services	57
Allied Health Professions	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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Personal Care Aides	27,310	$26,410
Nursing Assistants	21,070	$32,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

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