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Health Professions at University of Nevada - Reno

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Health Professions at University of Nevada - Reno

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Nevada - Reno has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 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.

UNR Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UNR Health Professions Rankings

There were 94 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #251 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 159 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNR, 62% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 99
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health 88
Nursing 75
Medicine 64
Allied Health Professions 24
Communication Sciences 21
Mental & Social Health Services 5

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses 22,560 $85,620
Personal Care Aides 13,130 $23,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 12,140 $53,140
Managers 7,120 $102,060
Nursing Assistants 6,660 $35,130

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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