Health Professions at Maharishi International University

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

MIU is located in Fairfield, Iowa and has a total student population of 2,015. In 2021, 4 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from MIU.

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.

MIU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

MIU does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

MIU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at MIU 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	443
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	671
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,441
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,471
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	2,890
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	3,258

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in health professions from MIU. This makes it the #675 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at MIU

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

MIU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Maharishi International University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MIU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from MIU in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. MIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from MIU, 57% 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 Maharishi International University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MIU 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

The following health professions concentations are available at Maharishi International University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Maharishi International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Alternative Medicine & Systems	41

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 IA, the home state for Maharishi International University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Nursing Assistants	20,890	$29,120
Personal Care Aides	18,520	$25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570

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 Wiki User: Keithbob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.