Health Professions at University of Illinois at Springfield

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 University of Illinois at Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,146. In 2021, 10 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UIS.

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.

UIS Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIS

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? UIS offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

UIS Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how UIS 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 UIS 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	228
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	285
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	336
	403
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	512
Best Health Professions Schools	1,112
	2,126

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UIS. This makes it the #886 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UIS 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIS Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UIS awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UIS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIS also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Springfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	28
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	10
Mental & Social Health Services	1

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 Springfield.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.