Howard University is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, District of Columbia. It offers 17 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, HU have 1 vocational program, 4 bachelor's degree programs, and 9 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of HU is $33,344. For graduate programs, the HU's graduate tuition & fees is $38,050.

Last year, total 471 students have completed their health profession studies. 8 students obtained certifications, 138 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 259 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Howard University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of HU is $33,344 for undergraduate program. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $33,344.

The acceptance rate at HU is 35.00% and the graduation rate is 70%. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 and the retention rate is 88%.

You can find the detailed information about Howard University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$33,344
Graduate$38,050
Health Profession Programs17 programs
Total Programs139 programs
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
Student Population12,886 Students
Number of Faculties1,165 Faculties
Number of Staffs2,776 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Howard University offers 17 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 471 students have completed the health profession programs including 138 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at HU with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
2-4 Years Certificate 1 NOT OFFERED 8
Bachelor 4 NOT OFFERED 138
Master 4 NOT OFFERED 54
Doctoral (Research) 2 NOT OFFERED 5
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 5 NOT OFFERED 254
Post-Master Certificate 4 NOT OFFERED 12

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)NOT OFFERED112NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
DentistryNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED79NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED5
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED8NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management30NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist7NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist16NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED98NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED63NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical SciencesNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED12NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED288NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse433NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-