Health Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago

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. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 614 of them were health professions majors.

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
• Doctorate 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

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	480

In 2021, 495 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UIC. This makes it the #45 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 614 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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	155
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	165
White	186
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

UIC Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 495 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 20% were men and 80% were 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 2% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% 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	85
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	75
White	232
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UIC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 868 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.