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

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in health studies from WMU.

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.

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

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

WMU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

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

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 WMU 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	65
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	184
	193
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	262
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	388
	397

Health Studies Student Demographics at WMU

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 health studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU also has a doctoral program available in health studies. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.