Health Professions at Elmhurst University

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 Elmhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and approximately 3,421 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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.

Elmhurst Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Elmhurst

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Elmhurst Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Elmhurst. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Elmhurst, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	32
Communication Sciences	26
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	24

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 Elmhurst University.

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.