Health Sciences & Services at Rowan University

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

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and approximately 19,678 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.

Rowan Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Rowan

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Rowan does offer online courses in health science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Rowan Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at Rowan 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 Rowan 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
Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	23
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools	49
	53
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	66
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	81
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	86
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	109
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	155
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	162
	177
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	226
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	310
	362
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	413

Earnings of Rowan Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rowan is $31,101. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at Rowan

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

Rowan Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students earned a bachelor's degree in health science from Rowan. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Rowan since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Rowan 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 Rowan University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness	63

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 NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Wasted Time R under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.