Health Professions at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

UNO Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UNO Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of New Orleans. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	22

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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Personal Care Aides	34,590	$19,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	21,080	$49,360
Nursing Assistants	20,690	$22,750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	19,450	$39,480

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.