Health Professions at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 225 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.

Iowa Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Iowa does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Iowa Health Professions Rankings

There were 452 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 225 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Iowa in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Iowa, 74% 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 Iowa with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	167
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	142
Medicine	142
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	140
Dentistry	81
Nursing	73
Allied Health Professions	52
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	45
Communication Sciences	43
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	29
Other Health Professions	23
Mental & Social Health Services	17
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	8
Medical Science	2
Medical Illustration & Informatics	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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Nursing Assistants	20,890	$29,120
Personal Care Aides	18,520	$25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570

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 KMSatoh202 under License

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