Health Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW Seattle offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Health Professions Rankings

There were 687 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Health Professions Master’s Program

74% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	142
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	340
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	83

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	285
Public Health	159
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	158
Nursing	118
Mental & Social Health Services	113
Allied Health Professions	97
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	95
Health & Medical Administrative Services	74
Dentistry	70
Communication Sciences	56
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	24
Medical Science	7
Medical Illustration & Informatics	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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
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