Health Professions at University of Maryland Global Campus

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Maryland Global Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 210 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.

UMGC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

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? UMGC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMGC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 210 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMGC, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	157
Public Health	61

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 Global Campus.

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.