Health Professions at University of the Sciences

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

USciences is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,375. Of the 277 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Sciences in 2021, 165 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.

USciences 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 USciences

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USciences does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USciences Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at USciences 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
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	19
	21
	53
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Health Professions Schools	70
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
	180
	181
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	195
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	285
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	554
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	558
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	907
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	916

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in health professions from USciences. This makes it the #925 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 237 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USciences

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

USciences Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from USciences in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at USciences since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Sciences with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	57
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

USciences Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at USciences awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. USciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USciences, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Sciences with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USciences also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 237 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 the Sciences. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	238
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	118
Health Sciences & Services	54
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6
Public Health	4
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 PA, the home state for University of the Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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 Kakidai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.