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2024 Best General Health & Wellness Schools

128 Colleges in the United States
5,951 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #141 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 128 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Health & Wellness Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,951 degrees in general health & wellness during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General Health & Wellness School

Best General Health & Wellness Schools The health and wellness program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Health & Wellness rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Health & Wellness School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Health & Wellness Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Health and Wellness
Bachelor's Degrees in Health and Wellness
Master's Degrees in Health and Wellness
Doctor's Degrees in Health and Wellness

The health and wellness school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Health & Wellness Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for General Health & Wellness in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the health and wellness degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

21 Top Schools in Health and Wellness

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
40 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general health & wellness has to check out Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
42 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Creighton University if you want to pursue a degree in general health & wellness. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 42 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
344 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in general health & wellness. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 344 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
126 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general health & wellness. URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 4th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were about 126 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
47 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were about 47 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
139 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 139 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
55 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 55 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent year we have data available.

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
893 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Purdue University Global is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 11th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 893 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 30 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at UNT Health Science Center in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
65 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 65 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Rockhurst in the most recent data year.

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12
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In TX
38 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 38 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Parker University in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
90 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 7th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 90 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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14
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OR
41 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 41 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.

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15
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
57 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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Luther College
Decorah, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Located in the remote town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 7th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 4 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.More information about a degree in general health & wellness from University of Nevada - Reno

17
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
122 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 122 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.

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18
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were about 10 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
31 Health and Wellness Degrees Awarded

UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 31 general health & wellness students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rest of the Top Best General Health & Wellness Schools

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Health & Wellness Schools award.

RankCollegeLocation
20University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND
21University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
22University of PortlandPortland, OR
23Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, CA
24University of HoustonHouston, TX
25Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT

General Health & Wellness by Region

View the Best General Health & Wellness Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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General Health & Wellness is one of 1 different types of Health Sciences & Services programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences30,811

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