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 the Incarnate Word. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in health science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UIW was ranked #169 on College Factual's Best Schools for health science list. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIW.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UIW was $990 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,020 | $31,020 |
| Fees | $1,266 | $1,266 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,014 | $13,014 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,115 | $3,115 |
Learn more about UIW 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIW in Health Science walked away with an average of $33,959 in student debt. That is 31% higher than the national average of $25,858.
health science who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIW make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $32,939.
Online degrees for the UIW 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 UIW Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.8% 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 UIW in 2019-2020, 65.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 | 44 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 13 |
| Public Health | 15 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 41 |
| Nursing | 91 |
*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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