Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and approximately 15,314 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,804 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 2021, 316 of them were health professions majors.

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 Oshkosh 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
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UW Oshkosh

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UW Oshkosh Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UW Oshkosh 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
	620
Best Value Health Professions Schools	726

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UW Oshkosh. This makes it the #965 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #364 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 316 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from UW Oshkosh. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	282
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UW Oshkosh Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UW Oshkosh in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW Oshkosh also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 44 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	327
Allied Health Professions	25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	10
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	8
Public Health	4
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1

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 - Oshkosh.

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.