Health Professions at University of the Sciences

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of the Sciences. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USciences is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,375 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

USciences Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USciences

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, USciences does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USciences Health Professions Rankings

There were 237 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USciences

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

USciences Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in health professions from USciences. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. USciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USciences, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 the Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	133
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	118
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6
Public Health	4
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 PA, the home state for University of the Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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 Kakidai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.