Health Sciences & Services at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received their master's degree in health science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Science

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 science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northwestern Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in health science from Northwestern in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in health science each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from Northwestern, 65% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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.