Health Professions at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 781 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.

USF Tampa Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa Health Professions Rankings

There were 384 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #64 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 781 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from USF Tampa in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USF Tampa, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	450
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

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 South Florida - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	297
Public Health	249
Medicine	172
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	114
Communication Sciences	82
Medical Illustration & Informatics	82
Allied Health Professions	80
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	77
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12

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 South Florida - Main Campus.

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.