Health Professions at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Missouri - Kansas City has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 205 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UMKC.

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.

UMKC 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 UMKC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UMKC Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UMKC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	50
	224
	874

In 2021, 203 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMKC. This makes it the #159 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 411 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 205 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from UMKC in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	133
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UMKC Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UMKC. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMKC, 84% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	170
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UMKC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 411 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 Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	351
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	145
Dentistry	110
Medicine	104
Health Sciences & Services	66
Dental Support Services	33
Allied Health Professions	18
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	12
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	10
Public Health	3
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	3

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.