Health Professions at University of Memphis

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Memphis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 304 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UofM.

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.

UofM Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofM offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UofM Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UofM performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UofM 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 Schools	63
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	145
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	453
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	533
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	541
	807

In 2021, 219 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UofM. This makes it the #148 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #484 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at UofM awarded 304 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UofM 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	185
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UofM Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UofM awarded 219 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UofM, 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 Memphis with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	141
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UofM also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Memphis. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	407
Communication Sciences	70
Public Health	38
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	26
Health & Medical Administrative Services	25
Mental & Social Health Services	1
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	35,680	$56,600
Nursing Assistants	28,340	$26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	24,410	$40,120
Personal Care Aides	21,100	$21,060

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.