Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM Flexible Option is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 590 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UWM Flexible Option.

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.

UWM Flexible Option Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UWM Flexible Option

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.

UWM Flexible Option does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UWM Flexible Option Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UWM Flexible Option 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 Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Health Professions Schools	24
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Health Professions Schools	120
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	244
	628
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	729
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,017
	1,566
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	2,320

Health Professions Student Demographics at UWM Flexible Option

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

UWM Flexible Option Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from UWM Flexible Option in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UWM Flexible Option 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 - Milwaukee Flex with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UWM Flexible Option 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	57
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	13
Health Sciences & Services	9

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 - Milwaukee Flex.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.