by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Rush University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rush University was $1,316 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,207 | $37,207 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Rush University does offer online classes in its health professions doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rush University Online Learning page.
About 73.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in health professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in health professions at Rush University in 2019-2020, 24.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 54 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 284 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 29 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 17 |
| Medicine | 131 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 31 |
| Nursing | 219 |
| Other Health Professions | 6 |
*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.