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
• Doctorate 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

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.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students earned a master's degree in health professions from RFUMS. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. 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 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from RFUMS, 70% 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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	86
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.