Health Professions at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 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.

UGA Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UGA

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.

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

UGA Health Professions Rankings

There were 149 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #188 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 107 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UGA in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UGA, 63% 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 Georgia with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	67
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	162
Public Health	78
Mental & Social Health Services	45
Communication Sciences	44
Health & Medical Administrative Services	5
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	48,300	$56,540
Nursing Assistants	36,780	$25,870
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Personal Care Aides	29,080	$22,540

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 Pruddle under License

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