Health Sciences & Services at University of Northern Colorado

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 University of Northern Colorado stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460.

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.

University of Northern Colorado Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

University of Northern Colorado Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at University of Northern Colorado 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 Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	72
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	137
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	146
	166
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	166
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	239
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	289
	344
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	345

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from University of Northern Colorado Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $33,017. This is 5% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

The health science program at University of Northern Colorado awarded 68 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

University of Northern Colorado 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

The following health science concentations are available at University of Northern Colorado. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Northern Colorado. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	68

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions

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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Community Health Workers	760	$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
• Image Credit: By LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.