Health Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

UNL Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UNL Health Professions Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #533 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from UNL in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNL, 95% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Nebraska - Lincoln. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	45

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Registered Nurses	22,970	$64,470
Nursing Assistants	14,580	$28,730
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,730	$54,520
Personal Care Aides	7,720	$26,230
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5,640	$43,160

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
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