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University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate Programs

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The city atmosphere of Birmingham makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

2,512 Master's Degrees
670 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is University of Alabama at Birmingham?

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Contact details for UAB are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL 35294-0110
Phone: 205-934-4011
Website: www.uab.edu

University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate Student Diversity

8,742 Graduate Students
66% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,742 graduate students at UAB, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 498
Black or African American 1,428
Hispanic or Latino 188
White 5,151
International Students 768
Other Races/Ethnicities 709

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at UAB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Alabama at Birmingham

5,984 Took All Classes Online
14,671 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 14,671 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAB has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UAB majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions 5%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 31%
Social Sciences 1%

University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 625 131 756
Public Health 21 288 8 317
Business Administration & Management 13 266 0 279
Medicine 0 0 189 189
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 33 60 77 170
General Biology 2 152 7 161
General Engineering 0 139 0 139
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 94 11 106
Accounting 0 78 0 78
Allied Health Professions 0 77 0 77
Dentistry 0 0 77 77
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 11 62 0 73
Systems Theory 53 13 0 66
Management Information Systems 23 42 0 65
Teaching English or French 25 29 0 54
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 41 6 47
Information Science 0 46 0 46
Sociology 0 41 5 46
Student Counseling 11 33 0 44
Mental & Social Health Services 2 39 0 41
Optometry 0 0 41 41
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8 30 0 38
Biotechnology 8 27 0 35
Computer Information Systems 0 33 2 35
Public Administration 11 24 0 35
Information Technology 0 30 0 30
Educational Assessment 0 29 0 29
Special Education 1 27 0 28
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 20 6 0 26
General Psychology 0 10 15 25
Educational Administration 10 6 3 19
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 16 0 16
Health Sciences & Services 5 10 0 15
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 14 0 14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 14 0 14
Curriculum & Instruction 0 13 0 13
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 13 0 13
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 12 12
Physics 0 5 7 12
Communication & Media Studies 0 11 0 11
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 10 10
General English Literature 0 10 0 10
History 0 10 0 10
Security Science and Technology 0 10 0 10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 9 9
Other Engineering 0 3 6 9
General Education 5 3 0 8
Anthropology 0 8 0 8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 7 7
Biomedical Engineering 0 3 4 7
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 7 7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 3 3 6
Genetics 0 0 6 6
Civil Engineering 0 4 2 6
Materials Engineering 0 5 1 6
Chemistry 0 3 3 6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 5 5
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 5 5
Computer Engineering 0 0 5 5
Mechanical Engineering 0 4 0 4
Applied Mathematics 0 0 4 4
General Social Sciences 4 0 0 4
Public Relations & Advertising 3 0 0 3
Mathematics 0 2 0 2
Statistics 1 0 0 1
Nutrition Science 0 0 1 1
Materials Sciences 0 0 1 1
Fine & Studio Arts 0 1 0 1
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
General Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 271 2,512 670 3,453

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.

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