Health Professions at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,071. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 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.

Union Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Union

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? Union offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Union Health Professions Rankings

There were 69 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #310 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Union. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Union, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Union University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	74
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	38
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	35,680	$56,600
Nursing Assistants	28,340	$26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	24,410	$40,120
Personal Care Aides	21,100	$21,060

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.