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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

2 Colleges
$34,253 Avg Salary
$29,079 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 100 degrees and certificates were awarded to health sciences and services students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Our analysis found Shepherd University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Of the 21 students majoring in health science at Shepherd University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

Of the 8 students majoring in health science at West Virginia Wesleyan, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
North Carolina 203
Tennessee 165
Georgia 544
Kentucky 385
Virginia 247
Alabama 240
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 291

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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