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Health Professions at DePaul University

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Health Professions at DePaul University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what DePaul University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 160 of them were health professions majors.

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.

DePaul Health Professions Degrees Available

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

DePaul Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at DePaul compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at DePaul 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 Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 393
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 468
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 605
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 808
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Most Focused Health Professions Schools 3,251

In 2021, 247 students received their master’s degree in health professions from DePaul. This makes it the #119 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #407 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from DePaul. About 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 69
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

DePaul Health Professions Master’s Program

85% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 247 health professions majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from DePaul, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 130
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 33 students 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 DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 239
Health Sciences & Services 154
Public Health 24
Medical Illustration & Informatics 23
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 1

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 DePaul 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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