Health Professions at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and approximately 5,887 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAFS Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UAFS

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UAFS Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UAFS

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

UAFS Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UAFS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UAFS, 60% 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 - Fort Smith with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12

Related Majors

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 - Fort Smith.

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.