Health Professions at University of Maryland Global Campus
UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. Of the 7,697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 485 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.
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UMGC Health Professions Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
- Master’s Degree in Health Professions
Online Classes Are Available at UMGC
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? UMGC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
UMGC Health Professions Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UMGC 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 UMGC 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 Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 19 |
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools | 97 |
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools | 496 |
1,043 |
In 2021, 210 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMGC. This makes it the #155 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.
Health Professions Student Demographics at UMGC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.
UMGC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Global Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 23 |
Black or African American | 177 |
Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
White | 172 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 68 |
UMGC Health Professions Master’s Program
In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a master's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 79 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 81 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
UMGC 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 Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 394 |
Nursing | 248 |
Public Health | 61 |
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 Global Campus.
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 M Chambers under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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