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. In 2021, 481 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from SLU.

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
• Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how SLU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	325
	601

In 2021, 370 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SLU. This makes it the #72 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 481 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from SLU in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 72% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	346
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

SLU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 370 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from SLU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. SLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	258
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SLU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 282 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.