Health Professions at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 483 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.

UF Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UF Health Professions Rankings

There were 682 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 483 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UF. About 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UF, 59% 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 University of Florida with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	284
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

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 Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	614
Public Health	170
Medicine	156
Nursing	94
Dentistry	93
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	75
Mental & Social Health Services	62
Allied Health Professions	62
Communication Sciences	41
Health & Medical Administrative Services	29
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	19

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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 DouglasGreen under License

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