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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 576 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.

UW Seattle Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate 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

75% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at UW Seattle awarded 576 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UW Seattle, 55% 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 37% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 95
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 317
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 58

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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