Health Professions at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In 2021, 323 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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.

UNLV 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 UNLV

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.

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

UNLV Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UNLV 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	128
	142
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	191
	361
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	459
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,920

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UNLV. This makes it the #308 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 207 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #141 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at UNLV awarded 323 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	120
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

UNLV Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UNLV awarded 116 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	46
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 207 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	254
Health & Medical Administrative Services	95
Dentistry	89
Allied Health Professions	54
Medicine	50
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	45
Public Health	28
Mental & Social Health Services	27
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	8

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses	22,560	$85,620
Personal Care Aides	13,130	$23,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,140	$53,140
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Nursing Assistants	6,660	$35,130

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.