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Health Communication at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Health Communication Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Communication

Northwestern Health Communication Rankings

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Health Communication Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Health Communication Master’s Program

85% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 52 students who graduated with a master’s in health communication from Northwestern in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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In the health communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in health communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

Careers That Health Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in health communication 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
Public Relations Specialists 7,360 $66,220
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
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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