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 Roxbury Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in health science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Roxbury Community College was $432 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $215 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $624 | $5,928 |
| Fees | $5,160 | $5,160 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about Roxbury Community College 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 associate degree at Roxbury Community College in Health Science walked away with an average of $9,500 in student debt. That is 20% lower than the national average of $11,810.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their associate degree from Roxbury Community College is $41,725 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $32,213.
Roxbury Community College does not offer an online option for its health science associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Roxbury Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in health science in 2019-2020, 88.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 87.2% of the health science associate degrees at Roxbury Community College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 55 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 | 78 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 5 |
| Nursing | 38 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
