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Health Sciences & Services at Western Carolina University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

WCU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at WCU 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 WCU 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
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	69
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	99
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	131
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	146
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	205
	233
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	289
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	302
	439

Health Science Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The health science program at WCU awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% 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 WCU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	52
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WCU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	72

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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