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Health Professions at University of North Florida

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Health Professions at University of North Florida

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 631 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UNF.

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
  • Doctorate 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:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UNF Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UNF performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 25
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 185
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 313
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 352
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 450
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 637
Best Health Professions Schools 1,165

In 2021, 178 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UNF. This makes it the #186 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 631 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNF. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were 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.

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About 63% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 46
Black or African American 65
Hispanic or Latino 80
White 400
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

UNF Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 178 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UNF in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNF, 62% 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 Florida with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 110
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UNF also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 134 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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