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Health Professions at University of Massachusetts Amherst

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst

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.

UMass Amherst does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

UMass Amherst Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UMass Amherst 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 71 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #303 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UMass Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	290
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

UMass Amherst Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMass Amherst, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	96
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	396
Nursing	247
Communication Sciences	101
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	4

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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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