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Western Kentucky University Bachelor’s in Health Professions

431 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
YES Online Classes

Health Professions is a program of study at Western Kentucky University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in health professions, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the WKU Bachelor’s in Health Professions

#1376 in the U.S
#14 in Kentucky

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 WKU was ranked #1,376 on College Factual's Best Schools for health professions list. It is also ranked #14 in Kentucky.

Here are some of the other rankings for WKU.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Health Professions Schools97
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)97
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)101
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools125
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans139
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions141
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)171
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)175
Most Popular Colleges for Health Professions180
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)190
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)217
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)227
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions235
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)261
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)312
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions328
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions354
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)354
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans356
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)364
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)364
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)377
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans444
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions452
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)458
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools496
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)507
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions517
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools527
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)529
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates531
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)535
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans546
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions609
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)642
Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans650
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)654
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions677
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions698
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)722
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools728
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions743
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)775
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)801
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)867
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Health Professions Graduates904
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools905
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)938
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)958
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions1,038
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)1,054
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)1,067
Highest Paid Associate Degree Health Professions Graduates1,098
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates1,163
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)1,278
Most Focused Colleges for Health Professions1,306
Best Health Professions Schools1,376
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)1,419
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions1,488
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)1,511
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions1,632
Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates2,169

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Health Professions from WKU Cost?

$10,802 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WKU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WKU was $1,104 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $450 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,802$26,496
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,044$10,044
On Campus Other Expenses$2,086$2,086

Learn more about WKU tuition and fees.

Does WKU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Health Professions?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the health professions bachelor’s degree program at WKU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WKU Online Learning page.

WKU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Health Professions

431 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
84.9% Women
7.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 431 students received their bachelor’s degree in health professions. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 84.9% of the health professions students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 84.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.9% of the health professions bachelor’s degrees at WKU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American12
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White381
International Students15
Other Races/Ethnicities9

Bachelor’s in Health Professions Focus Areas at WKU

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services47
Communication Sciences36
Dental Support Services29
Health & Medical Administrative Services67
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science2

References

*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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