General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at University of the Incarnate Word

If you are interested in studying general health services/allied health/health sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of the Incarnate Word. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 7,917 students attend the school each year. Of the 194 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Incarnate Word in 2021, 40 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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UIW does offer online education options in health studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UIW General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health studies major at UIW 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 Associate Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	7
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools	24
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools	58
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	85
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
	106
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
	134
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools	160
	289
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	328

Health Studies Student Demographics at UIW

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

UIW General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of health studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health studies only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at UIW may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

UIW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health studies graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Incarnate Word with a associate's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Of the 40 health studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIW, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical health studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UIW since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.