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Health Sciences & Services at Howard University

97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year.

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.

Howard Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Howard Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at Howard 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 Howard 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 Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	141
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	204
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	225
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	249
	283
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	328
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	376
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	433
	504

Earnings of Howard Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $24,776. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 31 health science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Howard, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Howard 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

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard 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	31

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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