Health Sciences & Services at Assumption University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Assumption University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,448 students attend the school each year. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Assumption University in 2021, 25 of them were health sciences and services majors.

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.

Assumption Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Assumption Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how Assumption performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Assumption 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
	226
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	491

Health Science Student Demographics at Assumption

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

Assumption Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health science from Assumption. About 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Assumption since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Assumption 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 Assumption University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Assumption also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 MA, the home state for Assumption University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500

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 Mattinbgn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.