Health Professions at Northwestern University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Northwestern

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.

Northwestern does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northwestern Health Professions Rankings

There were 297 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Northwestern 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 Northwestern University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	149
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	107

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	158
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	138
Communication Sciences	95
Public Health	46
Mental & Social Health Services	45
Allied Health Professions	35
Health Sciences & Services	32
Medical Science	32
Medical Illustration & Informatics	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	16
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	6
Other Health Professions	1

Related Majors

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 Northwestern 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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.