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Health Professions at University of Florida

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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.

UF Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UF Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UF 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 682 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	163
White	362
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

UF Health Professions Master’s Program

78% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UF, 54% 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 Florida with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	355
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

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 Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	614
Public Health	399
Nursing	294
Health Sciences & Services	210
Medicine	156
Communication Sciences	107
Dentistry	93
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	75
Allied Health Professions	71
Mental & Social Health Services	62
Health & Medical Administrative Services	29
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	29
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	19

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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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