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Health Professions at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,646. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UMES.

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.

UMES Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UMES Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UMES 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 UMES 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 Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 151
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 319
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Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 703
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 748
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,358
Best Health Professions Schools 1,565
Most Popular Health Professions Schools 2,333

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMES. This makes it the #1,080 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 53 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #337 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UMES since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Eastern Shore with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UMES Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at UMES awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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

UMES also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 53 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 50
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 28

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 Eastern Shore.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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