Health Sciences & Services at Purdue University - Main Campus

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Purdue Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at Purdue 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 Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness	15

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000

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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