Health Professions at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

RFUMS is located in North Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,099.

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.

RFUMS Health Professions Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at RFUMS

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RFUMS does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

RFUMS Health Professions Rankings

There were 404 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at RFUMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

RFUMS Health Professions Master’s Program

70% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. RFUMS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	55
International Students	2
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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	255
Allied Health Professions	66
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	57
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	56
Nursing	36
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	29
Health & Medical Administrative Services	27
Health Sciences & Services	3
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

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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