Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia

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 Missouri - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 268 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.

Mizzou Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

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, Mizzou does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Health Professions Rankings

There were 290 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 268 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mizzou, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Mizzou, 75% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	200
International Students	13
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 Missouri - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	140
Medicine	124
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	105
Mental & Social Health Services	81
Nursing	64
Health & Medical Administrative Services	32
Communication Sciences	23
Medical Illustration & Informatics	22
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	15
Allied Health Professions	10
Medical Science	3

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.