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Health Professions at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 153 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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.

UA Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

UA Health Professions Rankings

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #376 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 153 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UA, 74% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 113
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 99
Public Health 35
Communication Sciences 29
Other Health Professions 25
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 4
Mental & Social Health Services 3

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nursing Assistants 22,590 $24,110
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 19,240 $54,030
Personal Care Aides 14,310 $19,250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 12,190 $38,230

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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