Health Professions at Washington University in St Louis

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from WUSTL.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

WUSTL Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at WUSTL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Health Professions Schools	165
	693
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	695

In 2021, 181 students received their master’s degree in health professions from WUSTL. This makes it the #185 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were 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 39% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at WUSTL awarded 181 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going 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 8% 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	12
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	68
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 203 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.