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Health Professions at Rush University

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rush University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,816 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.

Rush University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rush University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rush University offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Rush University Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Rush University 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 345 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Rush University

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

Rush University Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Rush University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Rush University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rush University Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Rush University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Rush University, 56% 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 Rush University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	194
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rush University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	388
Medicine	122
Allied Health Professions	82
Communication Sciences	52
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	43
Health & Medical Administrative Services	40
Medical Science	20
Health Sciences & Services	6
Other Health Professions	5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	4

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 Rush 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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