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Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 3,699. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 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.

UNMC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UNMC Health Professions Rankings

There were 344 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNMC

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

UNMC Health Professions Master’s Program

77% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 health professions majors earned their master's degree from UNMC. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNMC, 84% 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 Medical Center with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 178
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Nebraska Medical Center. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska Medical Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine 123
Nursing 110
Allied Health Professions 103
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 65
Public Health 61
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 61
Dentistry 54
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 13
Mental & Social Health Services 8
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 8
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2

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 Medical Center.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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