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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Western Carolina University
What traits are you looking for in a health studies school? To help you decide if Western Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health studies program.WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences section at the bottom of this page.
WCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies
WCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the health studies progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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 studies major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. 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 |
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Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 11 |
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools | 58 |
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools | 90 |
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools | 112 |
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools | 117 |
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools | 157 |
172 | |
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools | 240 |
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools | 247 |
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Health Studies Student Demographics at WCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health studies majors at Western Carolina University.
WCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program
About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies 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 studies.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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 studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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*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.