Health Professions at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. In 2021, 453 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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.

UMCP 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 UMCP

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, UMCP does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMCP Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UMCP 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 UMCP 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
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	672

In 2021, 125 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMCP. This makes it the #277 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #447 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 453 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMCP. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	163
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

UMCP Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 125 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UMCP in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	57
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 23 students 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 - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	516
Communication Sciences	92
Mental & Social Health Services	11

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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.