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Health Professions at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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.

SIUE Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUE

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SIUE does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

SIUE Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at SIUE 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 203 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SIUE 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 Edwardsville with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	439
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

SIUE Health Professions Master’s Program

90% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SIUE, 74% 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 Edwardsville with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	90
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	526
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	85
Communication Sciences	56
Dentistry	56
Public Health	36
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	13
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	10
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	8
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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
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