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Health Professions at University of Delaware

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year.

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.

UD Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UD

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.

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

Master’s Degree

UD Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UD 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 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #319 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	350
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

UD Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women

27% 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. UD 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 UD, 69% 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 Delaware with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	193
Public Health	179
Health Sciences & Services	74
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	57
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	55
Allied Health Professions	30
Communication Sciences	25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	23
Mental & Social Health Services	7
Other Health Professions	7

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Registered Nurses	11,840	$74,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,130	$62,700
Personal Care Aides	4,930	$23,840
Nursing Assistants	4,850	$30,780
Software Applications Developers	4,790	$106,730

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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