Health Professions at University of North Florida

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

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and approximately 16,926 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 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.

UNF Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UNF does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UNF Health Professions Rankings

There were 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #206 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UNF. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNF, 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 North Florida with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	110
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	102
Health & Medical Administrative Services	65
Mental & Social Health Services	49
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	39
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	36
Health Sciences & Services	14
Public Health	14
Allied Health Professions	10
Medical Illustration & Informatics	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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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 The222 under License

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