Health Sciences & Services at University of North Florida

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if University of North Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 16,926. Of the 631 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Florida in 2021, 257 of them were health sciences and services majors.

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

UNF Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNF offers distance education options for health science at the following degree levels:

UNF Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how UNF performed in these rankings.

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 science major at UNF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	20
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
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In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in health science from UNF. This makes it the #32 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from UNF Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNF is $27,063. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 257 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences & Services from UNF in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNF since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at UNF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	153
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNF Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in health science from UNF in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. UNF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	271

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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 The222 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.