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Health Professions at University of North Georgia

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of North Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and has a total student population of 19,793.

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.

UNG Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNG

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UNG Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UNG 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 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #381 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UNG 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	155
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNG Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UNG does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNG, 68% 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 Georgia with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of North Georgia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	215
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	36
Medical Illustration & Informatics	12
Allied Health Professions	3

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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	48,300	$56,540
Nursing Assistants	36,780	$25,870
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Personal Care Aides	29,080	$22,540

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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