Health Professions at University of Louisville

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Louisville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,083 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisville in 2021, 371 of them were health professions majors.

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.

UofL 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 UofL

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.

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

UofL Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UofL 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 UofL 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
	825

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UofL. This makes it the #292 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 336 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 371 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from UofL in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	270
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UofL Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 120 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UofL, about 18% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	87
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofL also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 336 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	334
Medicine	161
Dentistry	127
Public Health	86
Mental & Social Health Services	32
Communication Sciences	31
Dental Support Services	30
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	21
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	8

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.