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Health Sciences & Services at Purdue University - Main Campus

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 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.

Purdue Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Purdue Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.

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 Purdue 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
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	339
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	623

Earnings of Purdue Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $42,612. This is 36% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 health science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness	15

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000

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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