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Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Madison

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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 - Madison Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

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.

UW - Madison does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

UW - Madison Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UW - Madison 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 424 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UW - Madison 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 - Madison with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	287
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UW - Madison Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UW - Madison, 68% 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 - Madison with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	176
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	257
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	243
Medicine	167
Communication Sciences	153
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	137
Public Health	110
Allied Health Professions	72
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	26
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	12
Medical Science	7

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 - Madison.

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
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