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Health Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

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.

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

Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UW Seattle 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 687 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	185
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	187
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

UW Seattle Health Professions Master’s Program

74% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	142
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	340
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	83

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	436
Medicine	285
Nursing	258
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	158
Allied Health Professions	126
Health & Medical Administrative Services	124
Communication Sciences	114
Mental & Social Health Services	113
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	95
Dentistry	70
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	29
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	24
Medical Science	7
Medical Illustration & Informatics	6

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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
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