by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,105 people earned their degree in general health and wellness, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.
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 “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 135 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. To top this list, a school must have a successful general health and wellness program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 550 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 381 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified 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%.
Full University of Nevada - Reno General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 326 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Texas A&M University - College Station
Out of the 135 schools in the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 222 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 149 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Towson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Towson is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 107 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania General Health & Wellness Report
With a ranking of #10, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 94 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of West Georgia
Prairie View A & M University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Prairie View A & M University
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Arizona State University - Tempe
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 62 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Arizona State University - Skysong
Rowan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rowan University is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 61 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Jacksonville State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Jacksonville State University
University of Vermont ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of Vermont
Texas Southern University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Southern University General Health & Wellness Report
With a ranking of #18, Trinity Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Trinity College
With a ranking of #19, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - South Bend General Health & Wellness Report
Portland State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Portland State University
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Northwest Missouri State University
With a ranking of #22, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Maryville U
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne General Health & Wellness Report
Alma College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Alma is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alma, Michigan. It awarded 36 bachelors’s health and wellness 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%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Alma College
Buffalo State landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
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