Health Sciences & Services at Alvernia University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Alvernia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560. In 2021, 41 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from Alvernia.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Alvernia does offer online education options in health science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how Alvernia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Alvernia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	21
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	22
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	85
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
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Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	163
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	193
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	492

Earnings of Alvernia Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alvernia is $32,466. This is 3% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Alvernia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Alvernia University.

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Alvernia are white. Around 74% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alvernia University with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Alvernia Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 health science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Alvernia, about 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alvernia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Alvernia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alvernia University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alvernia also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alvernia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	103

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.