Health Professions at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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
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
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 |
Related Majors
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
- Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.