Health Professions at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 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.

UK Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UK

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.

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

UK Health Professions Rankings

There were 457 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UK 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 UK, 76% 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 Kentucky with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	150
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	159
Medicine	130
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	107
Allied Health Professions	62
Dentistry	59
Health & Medical Administrative Services	51
Mental & Social Health Services	50
Public Health	48
Nursing	46
Communication Sciences	28
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	5
Medical Science	4

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.