by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that 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.
Across Missouri, there were 172 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general health and wellness.
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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 in Missouri 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 in Missouri for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 39 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Northwest Missouri State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Maryville University of Saint Louis
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Culver - Stockton College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s. Located in Canton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Full Culver - Stockton College General Health & Wellness Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s. MBU is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 14 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Missouri Baptist University
Fontbonne University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Fontbonne University
With a ranking of #7, Bryan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Bryan University
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