Health Professions at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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 - River Falls Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UW - River Falls

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UW - River Falls Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UW - River Falls in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UW - River Falls, 92% 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 - River Falls with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Wisconsin - River Falls. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	17
Health Sciences & Services	8

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 - River Falls.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.