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Health Sciences & Services at Alvernia University

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 62 students received their associate's degree in health science.

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.

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alvernia offers distance education options for health science at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Alvernia 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
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	13
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	19
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	22
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	27
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	42
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	54
Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	56
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	65
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	81
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	110
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	141
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	148
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	193
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	449

Earnings of Alvernia Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alvernia is $32,466. This is 3% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

94% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Alvernia are white. Around 74% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 health science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Alvernia. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alvernia since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Alvernia 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 Alvernia University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alvernia 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	103

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 PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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