Health Professions at University of North Georgia

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. Of the 2,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Georgia in 2021, 200 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.

UNG 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 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:

• Master’s Degree

UNG Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UNG 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	212
	362
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	776
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,455

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UNG. This makes it the #816 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 200 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from UNG in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 89% were women.

About 78% 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	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	155
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNG Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 health professions majors earned their master's degree from UNG. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNG, 92% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNG also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 41 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.