Health Professions at University of Dubuque

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

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 2,180 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UD.

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

UD Health Professions Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	534
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	801
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	964
	1,034
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,050
Best Health Professions Schools	1,496

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UD. This makes it the #807 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Dubuque.

UD Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 81% 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 Dubuque with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 26 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 31% were men and 69% were 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 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UD 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

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Dubuque. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	26
Nursing	26
Health/Medical Prep Programs	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Nursing Assistants	20,890	$29,120
Personal Care Aides	18,520	$25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570

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 Rolfmueller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.