Health Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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. In 2021, 316 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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
• Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how U-M 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	90
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	323

In 2021, 427 students received their master’s degree in health professions from U-M. This makes it the #58 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 316 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from U-M in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 66% 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	48
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	207
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

U-M Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 70% 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 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from U-M, 59% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	251
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

U-M also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 442 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.