Health Professions at Washington University in St Louis

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Washington University in St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year.

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.

WUSTL Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

WUSTL Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at WUSTL 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 WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 WUSTL since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Health Professions Master’s Program

76% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	53
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	136
Medicine	105
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	84
Health/Medical Prep Programs	32
Communication Sciences	32
Health & Medical Administrative Services	25
Medical Science	24
Health Sciences & 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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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