Health Professions at University of Missouri - St Louis

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

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 13,874 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - St Louis in 2021, 205 of them were health professions majors.

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.

UMSL 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 UMSL

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.

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

UMSL Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UMSL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UMSL 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 Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	337
	710
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,128
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,167

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UMSL. This makes it the #1,134 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 88 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #261 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 205 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from UMSL in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UMSL 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 - St Louis with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	138
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UMSL Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UMSL awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UMSL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 49% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMSL also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 88 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Missouri - St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	254
Optometry	47

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 - St Louis.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.