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Health Care Management at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying Health Care Management, take a look at what Western Kentucky University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Kentucky University sits in Bowling Green, KY.

During the most recent reporting year, 66 health care management degrees were granted at Western Kentucky University.

Online & Distance Learning at Western Kentucky University

Online coursework is an option at Western Kentucky University. Of 16,291 students, 3,505 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,624 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Health Care Management graduates at Western Kentucky University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Health Care Management graduates at Western Kentucky University are 82% women (54) and 18% men (12).

Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program at Western Kentucky University

Among the 58 bachelor’s health care management graduates at Western Kentucky University, 81% were women (47) and 19% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Health Care Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Kentucky University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	4
Asian	6
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of Health Care Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Kentucky University, below the national average of 50%.*

Health Care Management Master’s Program at Western Kentucky University

Among the 8 master’s health care management degrees awarded at Western Kentucky University, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Health Care Management master’s degree recipients at Western Kentucky University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Health Care Management master’s degree recipients at Western Kentucky University, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Health Care Management Graduates

Graduates of the Health Care Management program at Western Kentucky University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Health Care Management graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.