Heritage University Overview

Heritage University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Toppenish, Washington. Heritage University is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Heritage University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Heritage University since the student to facuty ratio is 6 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Heritage University is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Heritage University is the post-master's certificate.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 21% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Heritage University with a bachelor's degree make about $46,046 a year. That's 13% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Heritage University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Heritage University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#110	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Heritage University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#120	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Heritage University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	College Factual
#37	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Biology	College Factual
#43	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences	College Factual
#54	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific	College Factual
#102	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Education	College Factual
#114	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search

Where Is Heritage University?

Contact details for Heritage University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3240 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA 98948
Phone:	888-272-6190
Website:	www.heritage.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/HeritageUniversity?ref=tn_tnmn
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/HUEagles

How Do I Get Into Heritage University?

You can apply to Heritage University online at: https://myheritage.heritage.edu/ics/_portletview_/Apply_Now.jnz

Heritage University has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Heritage University?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Heritage University, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $3,563 a year. That adds up to $14,252 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Heritage University is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Heritage University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 812 undergraduate students at Heritage University, with 691 being full-time and 121 being part-time.

There are also 187 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 691 full-time undergraduates at Heritage University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Heritage University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	473
White	96
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	106

Online Learning at Heritage University

In 2019-2020, 30 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Heritage University has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Heritage University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Heritage University was $18,332 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Heritage University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Biology	#19	#4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#52	#10
General English Literature	#70	#40

Online Growth Rankings of Heritage University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Heritage University was -9.2%. This is the #1,985 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Heritage University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Heritage University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	18	0	34	54
Social Work	0	47	0	0	47
General Biology	0	6	0	32	38
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	30	30
Nursing	0	17	0	0	17
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	14	0	0	14
General Psychology	0	13	0	0	13
Accounting	0	12	0	0	12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	10	0	11
Business Administration & Management	0	8	0	0	8
General Education	0	6	0	2	8
General English Literature	0	5	0	1	6
Natural Resources Conservation	0	5	0	0	5
Educational Administration	0	0	0	4	4
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	2	0	0	2
Computer Science	0	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	1	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	1	0	0	1
History	0	1	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	1
General Social Sciences	1	0	0	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	160	10	104	277

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
• Image Credit: By Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.