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Health Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year.

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.

U-M Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at U-M

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.

U-M does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

U-M Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at U-M 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 442 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	218
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

U-M Health Professions Master’s Program

76% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from U-M, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	260
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	291
Public Health	224
Medicine	169
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	129
Dentistry	128
Health & Medical Administrative Services	80
Medical Illustration & Informatics	55
Dental Support Services	53
Other Health Professions	50
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	34
Allied Health Professions	14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	6
Health/Medical Prep Programs	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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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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