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Health Professions at College of DuPage

Health Professions at College of DuPage

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

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

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.

COD Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

COD Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Health Professions Associate’s Program

83% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 137
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of DuPage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions 116
Nursing 101
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 56
Dental Support Services 28
Health & Medical Administrative Services 12
Communication Sciences 5
Mental & Social Health Services 4

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 College of DuPage.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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