Health Professions at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 427 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.

U-M Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at U-M

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? U-M offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

U-M Health Professions Rankings

There were 442 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from U-M, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	251
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	169
Nursing	150
Public Health	138
Dentistry	128
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	102
Health & Medical Administrative Services	80
Medical Illustration & Informatics	55
Other Health Professions	50
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	34
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	6
Dental Support Services	5
Health/Medical Prep Programs	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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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