Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and approximately 11,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 329 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UW - Eau Claire.

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 - Eau Claire 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 UW - Eau Claire

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Eau Claire offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UW - Eau Claire Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Eau Claire performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UW - Eau Claire 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 Schools	236
	278
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	564
Best Value Health Professions Schools	721
	858

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UW - Eau Claire. This makes it the #630 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #456 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UW - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 329 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Eau Claire, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UW - Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	294
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UW - Eau Claire Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 health professions majors earned their master's degree from UW - Eau Claire. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UW - Eau Claire, 86% 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Eau Claire also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	161
Communication Sciences	117
Health & Medical Administrative Services	53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	38
Allied Health Professions	12
Public Health	10

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Personal Care Aides	63,270	$24,250
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Nursing Assistants	32,310	$29,590
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,690	$55,820
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.