Health Professions at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 8,899. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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 Little Rock Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UA Little Rock Health Professions Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UA Little Rock awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UA Little Rock does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UA Little Rock, 76% 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 Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	18
Health Sciences & 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses	25,380	$60,780
Nursing Assistants	18,060	$25,080
Personal Care Aides	16,820	$21,390
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,280	$48,850
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	12,060	$39,570

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 Ualrcomm under License

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