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Health Sciences & Services at University of the Incarnate Word

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if University of the Incarnate Word is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 7,917. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 102 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.

UIW Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UIW offers distance education options for health science at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree

UIW Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at UIW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UIW 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 Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	7
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	19
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	25
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	53
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	64
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	66
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	75
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	101
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	113
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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	174
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	178
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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	362

Earnings of UIW Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIW is $36,311. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $31,369 for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at UIW

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

UIW Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

50% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at UIW may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

UIW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Incarnate Word with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UIW Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 UIW since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UIW 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 University of the Incarnate Word. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	142

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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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