Health Professions at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Medical School is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,292.

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 Medical School Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UMass Medical School Health Professions Rankings

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.

There were 220 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #129 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMass Medical School

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

UMass Medical School Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 45 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Medical School, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMass Medical School, 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 Medical School Worcester with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Massachusetts Medical School Worcester. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	169
Nursing	102

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 Medical School Worcester.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.