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Health Sciences & Services at Western Carolina University

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Health Sciences & Services at Western Carolina University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in health science from WCU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools 101
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools 140
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 205
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools 300

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

68% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 health science majors earned their bachelor's degree from WCU. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were 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 12% more men than average.

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About 72% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 52
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

WCU also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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