Health Professions at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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. Of the 6,844 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021, 520 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.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UMass Amherst 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	494
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	511
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	748

In 2021, 124 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMass Amherst. This makes it the #281 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 520 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from UMass Amherst. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 59% 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	46
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	306
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

UMass Amherst Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 124 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UMass Amherst in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were 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	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	79
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UMass Amherst also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 71 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Lion Hirth under License

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