General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. Of the 456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2021, 72 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies

WCU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health studies programs across the country. The following shows how WCU performed in these rankings.

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 studies major at WCU 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
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	91
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	122
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	267
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Health Studies Student Demographics at WCU

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in health studies from WCU. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men. The typical health studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	52
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WCU 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.