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Health Sciences & Services at West Virginia Wesleyan College

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

West Virginia Wesleyan Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	117
	180
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	199
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	236
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	245
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	291
	369
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	447
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	457

Health Science Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

West Virginia Wesleyan Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The health science program at West Virginia Wesleyan awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	8

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Community Health Workers	740	$34,080

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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