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Health Professions at Saint Louis University

Health Professions at Saint Louis University

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 Saint Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

SLU 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 SLU

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.

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

SLU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at SLU 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 282 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #102 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 86
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 360
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

SLU Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SLU, 71% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 262
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 324
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 192
Medicine 173
Health & Medical Administrative Services 131
Public Health 70
Allied Health Professions 70
Health Sciences & Services 54
Communication Sciences 52
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 45
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 24
Medical Illustration & Informatics 15
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11
Mental & Social Health Services 7
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 3

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses 71,770 $65,130
Personal Care Aides 60,330 $23,020
Nursing Assistants 38,560 $25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 22,150 $57,800
Medical Secretaries 16,750 $34,270

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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