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General Health & Wellness at Portland State University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

Portland State University General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Wellness

Portland State University General Health & Wellness Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and wellness progam at Portland State 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 and wellness major at Portland State University 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	20
Most Popular General Health & Wellness Trade Schools	26
Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	54
Best Value General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best General Health & Wellness Trade Schools	66
	68
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	78
Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools	88
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Trade Schools	98
	100

Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in health and wellness from Portland State University. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% 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 Portland State University since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health and wellness bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Community Health Workers	750	$42,350

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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