Health Sciences & Services at Walden University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Walden University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695. In 2021, 37 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from Walden University.

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.

Walden University Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science
• Doctorate Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in health science from Walden University. This makes it the #37 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in health science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from Walden University Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Walden University is $47,503. This is 51% higher than $31,369, which is the national average for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in health science from Walden University. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Walden University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Walden University Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health science master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. Walden University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from Walden University, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Walden University with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Walden University also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 31 students 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 Walden University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	75

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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.