Health Professions at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. Of the 2,555 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 106 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.

UNI Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UNI Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UNI 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 UNI 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
	731
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,151

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UNI. This makes it the #511 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from UNI in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UNI 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	89
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UNI awarded 61 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNI, 93% 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 Iowa with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student 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 Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	96
Public Health	40
Allied Health Professions	16
Mental & Social Health Services	12
Other 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Nursing Assistants	20,890	$29,120
Personal Care Aides	18,520	$25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.