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Health Sciences & Services at Northwest Missouri State University

Health Sciences & Services at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Northwest Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at Northwest 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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 Northwest since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness 39

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Community Health Workers 1,370 $38,310

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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