The Health Studies Major at Western Governors University

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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Western Governors University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WGU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WGU does offer online education options in health studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

WGU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

The health studies major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. 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 Studies Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies at WGU 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 Governors University with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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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