Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 617 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNC Chapel Hill does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Health Professions Rankings

There were 555 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 617 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 61% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	379
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	313
Medicine	194
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	183
Nursing	103
Health & Medical Administrative Services	84
Dentistry	82
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	80
Communication Sciences	41
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	32
Medical Illustration & Informatics	24
Allied Health Professions	22
Medical Science	8
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	4

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nursing Assistants	63,010	$25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Personal Care Aides	30,170	$21,660

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.