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Health Sciences & Services at Valdosta State University

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Valdosta State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 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.

VSU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

VSU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how VSU 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 VSU 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	50
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	86
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	92
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	187
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	230
	261
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	303
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	336
	473

Health Science Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The health science program at VSU awarded 95 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

VSU 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 Valdosta State 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	95

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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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