General Health & Wellness at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Health & Wellness section at the bottom of this page.

Northwest General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Wellness

Northwest General Health & Wellness Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and wellness progam at Northwest 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 and wellness major at Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health & Wellness. 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 General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	21
Most Popular General Health & Wellness Trade Schools	28
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	41
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Trade Schools	58

Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and wellness majors at Northwest Missouri State University.

Northwest General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in health and wellness from Northwest. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. The typical health and wellness bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and wellness at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in health and wellness.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

Careers That Health and Wellness Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and wellness can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Community Health Workers	1,370	$38,310

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.