Health Professions at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 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.

University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Northern Colorado

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

University of Northern Colorado 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

University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #461 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a master's degree in health professions from University of Northern Colorado. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from University of Northern Colorado, 78% 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 Northern Colorado with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Northern Colorado. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	35
Communication Sciences	31
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	11
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3
Mental & Social Health 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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Personal Care Aides	27,310	$26,410
Nursing Assistants	21,070	$32,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600

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 LUSportsFan under License

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