Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM 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

UWM Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UWM 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 83 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #270 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

36% 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 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UWM 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 with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	307
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UWM 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. UWM 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 UWM, 61% 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 - Milwaukee with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	141
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	316
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	135
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	92
Health & Medical Administrative Services	51
Communication Sciences	48
Health Sciences & Services	44
Public Health	28
Medical Illustration & Informatics	10
Other Health Professions	6
Allied Health Professions	5

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.

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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