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Health Sciences & Services at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,202. Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2021, 14 of them were health sciences and services majors.

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.

MCLA Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

MCLA Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at MCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at MCLA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 73
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools 173
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 202
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools 385

Health Science Student Demographics at MCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

MCLA Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at MCLA since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MCLA 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

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 14

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Community Health Workers 3,660 $44,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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