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Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Maryland - Baltimore has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 7,137.

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.

UMB Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMB

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMB does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UMB Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UMB 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 630 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMB

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

UMB Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	92
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	152
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UMB Health Professions Master’s Program

77% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UMB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMB, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	107
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	327
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	711
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	358
Medicine	151
Dentistry	125
Health & Medical Administrative Services	100
Mental & Social Health Services	90
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	66
Allied Health Professions	57
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	43
Public Health	22
Dental Support Services	14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	12
Health Sciences & Services	12
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	10

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.

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
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