General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences is a concentration offered under the health sciences and services major at Western Kentucky University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WKU paid an average of $1,104 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $450 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out 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.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the health studies bachelor’s degree program at WKU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WKU Online Learning page.
About 85.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in health studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in health studies at WKU in 2019-2020, 12.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 41 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.