Health Sciences & Services at Seattle Central College

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

Seattle Central is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 5,763. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 25 students received their associate's degree in health science.

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.

Seattle Central Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Seattle Central Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

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 Seattle Central 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
	1
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	2
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	2
	13
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	17
Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	30
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	39
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	60
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	69

Earnings of Seattle Central Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle Central is $71,172. This is 127% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Seattle Central

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Seattle Central College.

Seattle Central Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Seattle Central does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle Central College with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Seattle Central Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle Central College with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Seattle Central 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Seattle Central College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	107

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 WA, the home state for Seattle Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.