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Health Sciences & Services at Saint Louis University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

SLU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

SLU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at SLU 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 science major at SLU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	73
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	95
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	104
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	176
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	189
	256
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	350
	467
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	485

Earnings of SLU Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SLU is $28,462. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SLU 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 Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	54

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis 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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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