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. Of the 4,021 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 1,057 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.

UNCW 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 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UNCW 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	212
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	241
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	247
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	272
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	427
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	563
	1,818

In 2021, 222 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UNCW. This makes it the #144 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,057 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 79% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	835
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

UNCW Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 222 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNCW, 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	173
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNCW also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 13 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.