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Prepare for a Career in Health Care

Health care careers are among the most popular at ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì — for good reason. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more jobs will be created in health care professions by 2030 than any other occupational category.

ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì has a dedicated college for health sciences — the Doisy College for Health Sciences, named for the Nobel Prize-winning ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì professor who discovered vitamin K — and for nursing — the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing — but you'll also find health-related careers in schools throughout campus.

Graduate Ready for Your Career in Health Care

As a health care major at ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì, you'll be practicing your skills in some of the best hospitals and clinical sites available. Our health care programs take you from the classroom into high-tech learning labs and straight into contact with real patients and health care situations as an undergraduate.

Junior and senior year are all hands-on, clinical experiences as well as experience in the kitchen. Everything you learn in class, you put it to work."

— Lissane Kafie, Nutrition and Dietetics Major

Where Do ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì's Health Care Alumni Work?

According to data from Equifax Consumer reporting agency company, top employers for graduates of ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì's health care programs include:

Health Care Careers by the Numbers

2.6M

new jobs in health care expected to be added by 2030*

$62124

average salary for ÐÔÅ«µ÷½Ì undergraduate health care programs alumni five years after graduation**

23%

growth expected in athletic training careers by 2030*

29%

growth expected in speech-language pathologist careers by 2030*