Health Sciences & Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health sciences & 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 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.

NSU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

NSU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 NSU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	20

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Community Health Workers	480	$39,840

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
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