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Health Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Illinois at Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIC

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.

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

Master’s Degree

UIC Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UIC 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 868 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	166
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	146
White	189
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

UIC Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	122
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	253
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	519
Medicine	291
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	218
Public Health	217
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	202
Health Sciences & Services	153
Health & Medical Administrative Services	145
Dentistry	123
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	55
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	55
Health/Medical Prep Programs	16
Medical Illustration & Informatics	16
Other Health Professions	8
Medical Science	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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

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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