Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. Of the 2,725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County in 2021, 87 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.

UMBC 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 UMBC

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? UMBC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMBC Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UMBC 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	210
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	246
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	301
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	699
Best Value Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	745
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,746
	1,851

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMBC. This makes it the #1,134 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMBC. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMBC Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMBC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	76
Allied Health Professions	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	14

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,670	$62,680
Nursing Assistants	27,980	$31,310
Personal Care Aides	19,580	$26,910
Managers	14,450	$122,050

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.