Health Professions at University of Northern Colorado

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Northern Colorado. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and approximately 11,460 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 378 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado.

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.

University of Northern Colorado 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 University of Northern Colorado

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.

University of Northern Colorado 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

University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at University of Northern Colorado compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University of Northern Colorado 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 Schools	78
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
	489
	568
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	596
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	724
Best Health Professions Schools	864
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,554

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in health professions from University of Northern Colorado. This makes it the #494 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #461 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 378 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Northern Colorado in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	256
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from University of Northern Colorado, 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 Northern Colorado with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

University of Northern Colorado also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 19 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Northern Colorado. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	243
Communication Sciences	78
Health Sciences & Services	68
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	63
Allied Health Professions	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3
Mental & Social Health Services	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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Personal Care Aides	27,310	$26,410
Nursing Assistants	21,070	$32,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600

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
• Image Credit: By LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.