Health Sciences & Services at Castleton University

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

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and approximately 2,211 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in health science from Castleton.

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.

Castleton Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Castleton Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at Castleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Castleton 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 Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	210
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	425

Health Science Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 health science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Castleton. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Castleton since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Castleton 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 Prep Programs
• Nursing

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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Community Health Workers	360	$33,670

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.