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. In 2021, 410 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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
• Doctorate 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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	53
	1,635

In 2021, 225 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Iowa. This makes it the #139 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 410 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Iowa in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 80% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	327
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Iowa Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 225 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 28% were men and 72% were 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 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Iowa, 74% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	167
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 452 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

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