Health Sciences & Services at Lackawanna College

If you are interested in studying health sciences & services, you may want to check out the program at Lackawanna College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,043 students attend the school each year.

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.

Lackawanna College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Lackawanna College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Lackawanna College

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

Lackawanna College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

71% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Lackawanna College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Lackawanna College are white. Around 64% 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 Lackawanna College with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Lackawanna College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lackawanna College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	6

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 Lackawanna College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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