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Health Professions at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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Health Professions at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,869. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

UMass Dartmouth Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Dartmouth

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

  • Master’s Degree

UMass Dartmouth Health Professions Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #477 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Health Professions Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in health professions from UMass Dartmouth. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UMass Dartmouth, 86% 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 Massachusetts - Dartmouth with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 19
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses 80,630 $92,140
Personal Care Aides 76,850 $29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 39,360 $64,560
Nursing Assistants 39,100 $33,630
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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