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Health Professions at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Health Professions at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

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, SIUC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SIUC Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at SIUC 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 72 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #299 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Health Professions Associate’s Program

77% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at SIUC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at SIUC are white. Around 81% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 148
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

SIUC Health Professions Master’s Program

75% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SIUC, 65% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 118
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions 165
Health & Medical Administrative Services 123
Medicine 69
Communication Sciences 38
Dental Support Services 35
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 34
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 21
Public Health 11

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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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