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Health Professions at University of Connecticut

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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.

UCONN Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCONN

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.

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

Master’s Degree

UCONN Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UCONN 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.

There were 310 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UCONN 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	88
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	397
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

UCONN Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UCONN 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 UCONN, 58% 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 Connecticut with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	88
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	340
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	214
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	166
Public Health	143
Medicine	107
Communication Sciences	99
Health & Medical Administrative Services	50
Dentistry	47
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	34
Allied Health Professions	32
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	13
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	7
Health/Medical Prep Programs	7
Medical Science	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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Personal Care Aides	26,360	$27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,510	$66,800
Nursing Assistants	22,150	$33,390
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500

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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