Health Sciences & Services at Nevada State College

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

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and has a total student population of 7,289.

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.

NSC Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

NSC Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at NSC 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 NSC 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
	51
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
	124
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	132
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	193
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	275
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	283
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	287
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	513
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	523

Health Science Student Demographics at NSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Nevada State College.

NSC Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health science from NSC in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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

NSC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nevada State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	4

Related Majors

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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Community Health Workers	150	$45,740

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.