by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 NSU was ranked #221 on College Factual's Best Schools for health science list. It is also ranked #3 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for NSU.
Part-time undergraduates at NSU paid an average of $412 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,180 | $15,968 |
| Fees | $3,492 | $3,492 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,799 | $9,799 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Health Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at NSU took out an average of $38,403 in student loans. That is 49% higher than the national average of $25,858.
health science who receive their bachelor’s degree from NSU make an average of $55,693 a year during the early days of their career. That is 69% higher than the national average of $32,939.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the health science bachelor’s degree program at NSU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in health science in 2019-2020, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the health science bachelor’s degrees at NSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 46 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 23 |
| Nursing | 258 |
*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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