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 Missouri - Columbia. 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for health science majors, Mizzou came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mizzou.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Mizzou paid an average of $920 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $311 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,330 | $27,612 |
| Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
Learn more about Mizzou 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 Mizzou took out an average of $24,500 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $25,858.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou is $35,238 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $32,939.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Mizzou offers online option in its health science bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.8% of the health science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Around 25.1% of health science bachelor’s degree recipients at Mizzou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 67 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 356 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
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 | 478 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| Allied Health Professions | 87 |
| Public Health | 19 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 5 |
| Nursing | 215 |
*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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