Health Professions at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. Of the 4,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2021, 406 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.

Illinois State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Illinois State 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 Illinois State 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	627
	1,261

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Illinois State. This makes it the #463 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #545 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at Illinois State awarded 406 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	329
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Illinois State Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Illinois State, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 7 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	326
Communication Sciences	107
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	61
Public Health	28
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	27
Allied Health Professions	17
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15

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 Illinois State 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 Willjay under License

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