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Health Sciences & Services at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students received a bachelor's degree in health science from UWF.

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.

UWF Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at UWF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UWF Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at UWF 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 Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools 8
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 47
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools 57
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools 90
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102
152
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools 211
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools 218
345

Earnings of UWF Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $34,791. This is 11% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Health Science Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health science from UWF. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 81
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UWF 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

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 139

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Community Health Workers 2,880 $39,930

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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