Health Professions at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Nebraska at Kearney stacks up to those at other schools.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. Of the 921 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 63 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.

UNK Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNK Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UNK 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
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	352
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	811
	877

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UNK. This makes it the #836 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from UNK in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNK Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UNK awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNK, 96% 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Kearney. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	46
Allied Health Professions	40

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Registered Nurses	22,970	$64,470
Nursing Assistants	14,580	$28,730
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,730	$54,520
Personal Care Aides	7,720	$26,230
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5,640	$43,160

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.