Health Sciences & Services at Northwest Missouri State University

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Northwest Missouri State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021, 39 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.

Northwest Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Northwest Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170

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

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health science from Northwest in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were 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 31% more men than average.

About 69% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.