Health Professions at University of Nebraska at Omaha

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 15,892.

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.

UNOMAHA Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UNOMAHA 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UNOMAHA 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 Omaha with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNOMAHA Health Professions Master’s Program

62% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UNOMAHA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNOMAHA, 69% 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 Omaha with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Nebraska at Omaha. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	26
Allied Health Professions	18
Alternative Medicine & Systems	5

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 Omaha.

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
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