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Health Professions at University of North Florida

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and approximately 16,926 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNF Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

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.

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

Master’s Degree

UNF Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UNF 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 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #206 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UNF since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UNF 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 Florida with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	380
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

UNF Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UNF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNF, 53% were white. This is typical 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 Florida with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	104
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 North Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	328
Health Sciences & Services	271
Health & Medical Administrative Services	150
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	102
Mental & Social Health Services	49
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	36
Public Health	14
Allied Health Professions	10
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2

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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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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