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General Health & Wellness at Portland State University

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General Health & Wellness at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. Of the 401 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 41 of them were general health and wellness majors.

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.

Portland State University General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Wellness

Portland State University General Health & Wellness Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health and wellness programs across the country. The following shows how Portland State University 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 Portland State University 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 20
Most Popular General Health & Wellness Schools 29
Best Value General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
68
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Best General Health & Wellness Schools 87
Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools 109
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Schools 111
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Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health and wellness from Portland State University in 2021, 41% were men and 59% 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 Portland State University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health and wellness bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Portland State University 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Community Health Workers 750 $42,350

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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