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Health Sciences & Services at William Paterson University of New Jersey

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 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.

William Paterson University Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

William Paterson University Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University 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
	100
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	141
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	152
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	202
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	210
	231
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	266
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	321
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	388

Earnings of William Paterson University Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at William Paterson University is $36,302. 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences & Services from William Paterson University in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	27

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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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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