Health Sciences & Services at Western Carolina University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

WCU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 WCU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	95
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Western Carolina University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	72

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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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