Health Professions at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 268 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UGA.

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.

UGA 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
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UGA

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.

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

UGA Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UGA 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 UGA 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	168
	175
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	297

In 2021, 107 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UGA. This makes it the #330 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 149 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #188 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 268 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from UGA in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	182
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UGA Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 107 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UGA in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UGA, 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 Georgia with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	67
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UGA also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 149 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	218
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	182
Communication Sciences	121
Mental & Social Health Services	45
Allied Health Professions	26
Health & Medical Administrative Services	5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	5
Medical Illustration & Informatics	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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	48,300	$56,540
Nursing Assistants	36,780	$25,870
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Personal Care Aides	29,080	$22,540

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.