Health Sciences & Services at Alvernia University

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560.

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

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at Alvernia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Health Science Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Alvernia are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alvernia since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Alvernia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alvernia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	103

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.