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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Northern Kentucky University

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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Northern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a health studies school? To help you decide if Northern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health studies program.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year. Of the 385 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2021, 73 of them were general health services/allied health/health sciences majors.

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

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Health Studies

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NKU offers distance education options for health studies at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health studies major at NKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. 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 Popular Online General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 7
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 14
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Online General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 16
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Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 41
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
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Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 89
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 169
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Schools 224

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in health studies from NKU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for health studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Studies Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health studies majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in health studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 64
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NKU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Program

86% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in health studies from NKU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Of the students who received a health studies master's degree from NKU, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a master's in health studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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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