Programs and Degrees

The University of Nebraska at Kearney is very proud of the success that our students have enjoyed in gaining admission to professional schools and clinical programs. The overall acceptance rate of UNK students to all of our various health programs has been approximately 89% over the last 7 years.

Acceptance Rates & Program Timelines

Academic programs in many different health-related areas are offered through Health Sciences. The programs fall into two distinct categories: degree programs and pre-professional programs.

A Bachelor of Science Degree is offered in:

Health Sciences Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Applied Health Sciences 2+2 Informational Guide Fact Sheet


Pre-professional programs include:

Athletic Training Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Cardiovascular Perfusion Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Chiropractic Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Dental Hygiene Iinformational Guide Fact Sheet
Dentistry Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Dietetics Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Health Information Management Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Medical Laboratory Science Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Medicine Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Mortuary Science Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Nursing Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Occupational Therapy Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Optometry Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Osteopathy Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Pharmacy Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Physical Therapy Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Physician Assistant Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Podiatry Informational Guide Fact Sheet
Public Health Informational Guide Fact Sheet

Radiologic Technology

Informational Guide

Fact Sheet

Respiratory Therapy

Informational Guide

Fact Sheet