Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

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.

UWM Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UWM Health Professions Rankings

There were 83 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #270 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UWM, 61% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	141
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	65
Health Sciences & Services	44
Communication Sciences	30
Public Health	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	14
Medical Illustration & Informatics	10
Other Health Professions	6
Allied Health Professions	5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	5

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Personal Care Aides	63,270	$24,250
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Nursing Assistants	32,310	$29,590
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,690	$55,820
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.