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General Health & Wellness at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159. Of the 77 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in 2021, 21 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.

Shepherd University General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Wellness

Shepherd University General Health & Wellness Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and wellness progam at Shepherd University 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 and wellness major at Shepherd 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 Focused General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Focused General Health & Wellness Schools 33
Most Popular General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 39
41
Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
Most Popular General Health & Wellness Schools 59
Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools 63
81
Best General Health & Wellness Schools 82

Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Health & Wellness from Shepherd University in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% 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 Shepherd University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and wellness at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in health and wellness.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Shepherd 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Community Health Workers 740 $34,080

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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