Health Professions is a program of study at Northern Illinois University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #589 on College Factual's Best Schools for health professions list. It is also ranked #27 in Illinois.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NIU paid an average of $348 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,466 | $9,466 |
Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
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NIU does not offer an online option for its health professions bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in health professions in 2019-2020, 77.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 84.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 42.7% of the health professions bachelor’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 40 |
Black or African American | 80 |
Hispanic or Latino | 85 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 289 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Communication Sciences | 34 |
Allied Health Professions | 20 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 157 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 17 |
*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.
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