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Health Professions at University of Iowa

Health Professions at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Iowa Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Iowa 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 452 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 323
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Iowa Health Professions Master’s Program

73% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Iowa, 73% 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 Iowa with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 169
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 288
Public Health 207
Medicine 142
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 140
Communication Sciences 123
Allied Health Professions 98
Dentistry 81
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 45
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 29
Other Health Professions 23
Mental & Social Health Services 17
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 4
Medical Science 2
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1

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 Iowa.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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