Health Professions at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,689 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Denver in 2,021, 1 of them were health professions majors.

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.

DU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DU

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

DU Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how DU performed in these rankings.

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 DU 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
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	323
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	2,304

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in health professions from DU. This makes it the #620 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at DU awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Denver with a bachelor's in health professions.

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

DU Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. DU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from DU, 63% 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 Denver with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DU 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 Denver. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	77
Medical Illustration & Informatics	3

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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.