Health Professions at Medical College of Wisconsin

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 Medical College of Wisconsin stacks up to those at other schools.

Medical College of Wisconsin is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 1,506. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

Medical College of Wisconsin Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Medical College of Wisconsin

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Medical College of Wisconsin does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Medical College of Wisconsin Health Professions Rankings

There were 307 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Medical College of Wisconsin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Medical College of Wisconsin.

Medical College of Wisconsin Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Medical College of Wisconsin awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Medical College of Wisconsin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Medical College of Wisconsin, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Medical College of Wisconsin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	252
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	51
Public Health	13
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	8
Other Health Professions	8
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	7

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 WI, the home state for Medical College of Wisconsin.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Personal Care Aides	63,270	$24,250
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Nursing Assistants	32,310	$29,590
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,690	$55,820
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.