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 The University of West Florida. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in health science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UWF was ranked #130 on College Factual's Best Schools for health science list. It is also ranked #6 in Florida.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UWF paid an average of $641 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $212 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,735 | $16,004 |
| Fees | $2,041 | $2,654 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,268 | $11,268 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,300 | $2,300 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Health Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at UWF took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $25,858.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UWF is $34,126 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $32,939.
Online degrees for the UWF 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 UWF Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in health science in 2019-2020, 83.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Around 36.0% of health science bachelor’s degree recipients at UWF in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 83 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 136 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 8 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 23 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 6 |
| Nursing | 471 |
*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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