The Health Studies Major at Northern Kentucky University

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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Northern Kentucky University

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

Every general health services/allied health/health sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health studies program at Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

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.

NKU does offer online education options in health studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health studies progam at NKU 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 studies major at NKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. 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 General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Most Popular Online General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	16
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	20
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	26
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	57
	75
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	116
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	159
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	257

Health Studies Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health studies majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 health studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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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