Health Sciences & Services at National University

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at National University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 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.

National University Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, National University does offer online courses in health science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

National University Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at National University 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 National University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	24
	30
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	35
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	49
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	50
	77
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	112
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	202
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	330
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	365
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	596

Earnings of National University Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at National University is $47,121. This is 50% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health science from National University in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at National University since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 National University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

National University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at National University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	14

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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
• Image Credit: By University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.