Health Professions at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,779. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Benedictine U.

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

Benedictine U Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Benedictine U Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Benedictine U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	115
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	218
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	374
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	453
	651
	1,136
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,341

In 2021, 459 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Benedictine U. This makes it the #52 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Benedictine U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Benedictine University.

Benedictine U Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 165 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from Benedictine U in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Benedictine U Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 459 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Benedictine U, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	146
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	162

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

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Benedictine University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	506
Nursing	223
Health/Medical Prep Programs	70
Other Health Professions	6
Health Sciences & Services	2
Allied Health Professions	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Nursing Assistants	61,140	$28,810
Personal Care Aides	50,970	$24,600
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Home Health Aides	33,990	$25,370

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.