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General Health & Wellness at Northwest Missouri State University

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General Health & Wellness at Northwest Missouri State University

If you plan to study general health and wellness, take a look at what Northwest Missouri State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267. In 2021, 39 health and wellness majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwest.

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

Northwest General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Wellness

Northwest General Health & Wellness Rankings

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

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 and wellness major at Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health & Wellness. 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 General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
Most Popular General Health & Wellness Schools 32
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Schools 62

Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and wellness majors at Northwest Missouri State University.

Northwest General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 health and wellness majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwest. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical health and wellness bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and wellness at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in health and wellness.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Careers That Health and Wellness Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and wellness can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Community Health Workers 1,370 $38,310

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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