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Health Professions at Northwestern University

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Health Professions Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Northwestern

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.

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

Master’s Degree

Northwestern Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Northwestern 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.

There were 297 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Northwestern Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	149
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	107

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Northwestern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	158
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	138
Communication Sciences	109
Public Health	107
Mental & Social Health Services	45
Allied Health Professions	35
Medical Science	32
Health Sciences & Services	32
Medical Illustration & Informatics	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	16
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	6
Other Health Professions	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 Northwestern 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
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