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Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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.

UNCW Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNCW does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UNCW Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UNCW 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #498 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 89
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 752
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 49

UNCW Health Professions Master’s Program

90% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNCW, 67% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 193
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

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 North Carolina at Wilmington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 1,001
Public Health 156
Other Health Professions 83
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 57
Allied Health Professions 8
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
Nursing Assistants 63,010 $25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 41,320 $55,560
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Personal Care Aides 30,170 $21,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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