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 Thomas Jefferson University. 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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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. Thomas Jefferson University was ranked #51 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for health science majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Thomas Jefferson University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Thomas Jefferson University was $1,280 per credit hour 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 | $40,680 | $40,680 |
| Fees | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,869 | $13,869 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,443 | $4,443 |
Learn more about Thomas Jefferson University tuition and fees.
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 Thomas Jefferson University took out an average of $36,250 in student loans. That is 40% higher than the national average of $25,858.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Thomas Jefferson University is $39,729 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $32,939.
Online degrees for the Thomas Jefferson University 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 Thomas Jefferson University Online Learning page.
About 83.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in health science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Around 40.9% of health science bachelor’s degree recipients at Thomas Jefferson University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
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 | 93 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
*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.
