Health Professions at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 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.

UMCP Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UMCP Health Professions Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #447 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 students earned a master's degree in health professions from UMCP. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	57
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	111
Communication Sciences	44
Mental & Social Health Services	11

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,670	$62,680
Nursing Assistants	27,980	$31,310
Personal Care Aides	19,580	$26,910
Managers	14,450	$122,050

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.