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Health Sciences & Services at Union County College

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Health Sciences & Services at Union County College

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

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and approximately 8,298 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.

Union County College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Union County College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Union County College does offer online education options in health science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Union County College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Health Science Student Demographics at Union County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Union County College.

Union County College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

83% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Community Health Workers 1,250 $51,560

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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