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

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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

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at COD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at COD are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 3% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	171
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.