Health Sciences & Services at West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
Master’s Degree in Health Science

WVU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

52% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of health science master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from WVU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at West Virginia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia 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	32

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 University.

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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