Health Sciences & Services at Rockhurst University

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 Rockhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 3,688 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.

Rockhurst Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Rockhurst Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Rockhurst does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rockhurst University with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rockhurst Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Rockhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	45
General Health & Wellness	33

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 Rockhurst 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 JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.