Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every patient safety and healthcare quality school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the patient safety and healthcare quality program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality section at the bottom of this page.

UAB Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAB does offer online courses in patient safety and healthcare quality for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UAB Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the patient safety and healthcare quality majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students graduated with a master's degree in patient safety and healthcare quality from UAB. About 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a patient safety and healthcare quality master's degree from UAB, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in patient safety and healthcare quality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Physics
• General Public Health

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.