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Health Professions at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 181 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.

WUSTL Health Professions Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Health Professions Rankings

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 Master’s Program

74% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 181 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

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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.

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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

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 Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health 136
Medicine 105
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 84
Health/Medical Prep Programs 32
Communication Sciences 32
Medical Science 24
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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