Health Sciences & Services at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in health science from WSU.

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.

WSU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

WSU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at WSU 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 Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	252
	272
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	358
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	379
	524

Health Science Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health science from WSU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSU 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 Wichita State 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	53

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Community Health Workers	160	$41,350

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.