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 University of Central Florida. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCF was ranked #88 on College Factual's Best Schools for health science list. It is also ranked #4 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCF.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UCF paid an average of $749 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $212 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,478 | $19,810 |
| Fees | $1,890 | $2,657 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,300 | $10,300 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,970 | $4,970 |
Learn more about UCF tuition and fees.
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 UCF took out an average of $22,490 in student loans. That is 13% lower than the national average of $25,858.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCF is $23,730 per year. That is 28% lower than the national average of $32,939.
Online degrees for the UCF 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 UCF Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.8% of the health science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in health science at UCF in 2019-2020, 59.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 99 |
| Black or African American | 137 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 323 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 38 |
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 | 824 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 258 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 407 |
| Allied Health Professions | 22 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 27 |
| Nursing | 904 |
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*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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