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General Health & Wellness at Northwestern University

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General Health & Wellness at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwestern General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health and Wellness

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 and wellness for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Northwestern General Health & Wellness Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Health & Wellness Master’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in health and wellness from Northwestern in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Of the students who received a health and wellness master's degree from Northwestern, 68% 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 and wellness.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Health and Wellness Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and wellness 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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