General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study general health services/allied health/health sciences, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 875 students received a bachelor's degree in health studies from UCF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UCF General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies
• Master’s Degree in Health Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCF does offer online courses in health studies for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCF General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health studies progam at UCF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health studies major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	2
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	9
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	24
	26
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	298
	428

In 2021, 121 students received their master’s degree in health studies from UCF. This makes it the #3 most popular school for health studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Studies Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health studies majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 875 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences from UCF in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical health studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	119
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	292
White	284
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

UCF General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students graduated with a master's degree in health studies from UCF. About 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in health studies each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the health studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a master's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCF also has a doctoral program available in health studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.