by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Health & Wellness is the 141st most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,797 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major” ranking, we looked at 135 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general health and wellness.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major”.
Out of the 135 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Trinity College
Out of the 135 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Katherine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Saint Katherine is a small school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 6 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Saint Katherine General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Paul Quinn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Alma College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alma, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 135 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Caldwell, Idaho, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at The College of Idaho
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 381 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Culver - Stockton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Located in Canton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Culver - Stockton College
North Greenville University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. North Greenville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Greenville University General Health & Wellness Report
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne
Indiana University - South Bend landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - South Bend General Health & Wellness Report
Maryville College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking, coming in at #11. Maryville College is a small school located in Maryville, Tennessee that handed out 11 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Maryville College
Prairie View A & M University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Marietta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking, coming in at #14. Marietta is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marietta, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Marietta College
Purdue University Global did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking, coming in at #15. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 550 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Purdue University Global
Texas Southern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Georgetown College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. Georgetown College is a small school located in Georgetown, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Georgetown College
Bryan University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. Bryan University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Bryan University
With a ranking of #20, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Shepherd University
Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking, coming in at #20. Tuskegee is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
Castleton University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
University of West Georgia came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 94 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of West Georgia
With a ranking of #24, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at University of Rhode Island
Newberry College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major list. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Newberry College
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