Health Professions at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 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.

Detroit Mercy Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Detroit Mercy

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.

Detroit Mercy does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Detroit Mercy Health Professions Rankings

There were 158 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 151 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Detroit Mercy in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Detroit Mercy, 70% 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 Detroit Mercy with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	105
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Detroit Mercy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dentistry	149
Nursing	78
Allied Health Professions	57
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	29
Mental & Social Health Services	10
Public Health	8
Health & Medical Administrative 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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 Pfretz13 under License

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