by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health & Wellness. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Luther College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in health science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Luther was ranked #115 on College Factual's Best Schools for health science list. It is also ranked #2 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Luther.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Luther paid an average of $1,607 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| Fees | $610 | $610 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,040 | $1,040 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,110 | $10,110 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,015 | $3,015 |
Learn more about Luther tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Luther in Health Science walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,858.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Luther is $33,281 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,939.
Online degrees for the Luther health science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Luther Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in health science in 2019-2020, 57.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the health science bachelor’s degrees at Luther in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health & Wellness | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 1 |
| Nursing | 39 |
*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.
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