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Health Sciences Happen Here


BW Opens Doors to Healthy Careers

The healthcare profession needs you.

That’s why our health, physical education and sport sciences programs are designed to prepare you for a rewarding, in-demand career.

You’ll learn by doing. First in the classroom and then in the field.


Meet Shaarav

Meet Manav

Hometown: Strongsville, OH
Major: Public Health
Activities: Choose Ohio First STEM Scholar, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute student researcher, fraternity, Pre-Medicine Society, Public Health Club, alternative break trip leader

“Because of BW's primary healthcare advancement program, I received acceptance into Northeastern Ohio Medical University in my junior year.”

Did you know?

  • Nearby Cleveland's renowned hospitals, clinics, sports medicine facilities and public health organizations provide outstanding internship, clinical and employment opportunities.
  • A PA Joint Acceptance program guarantees qualifying undergraduate students a spot in BW's physician assistant program.
  • Pre-professional majors and pathway programs at BW are designed to give you the foundational coursework, advanced studies and hands-on learning experiences that can help you gain acceptance to prominent graduate and professional schools.

BW healthcare major student in a medical setting

At BW, health profession students...

Health Science Students Achieve Professional Success

  • For the past 25 years, 96% of communication sciences and disorders students who applied to graduate school have been accepted, surpassing the national average of 39%.
  • BW pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy students applying to Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Master of Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Accelerated Nursing, Athletic Training or other Allied Health graduate programs have a near perfect acceptance rate. BW has 10 partnership agreements with six universities.
  • BW music therapy graduates enjoy a near 100% job placement rate.
  • 100% of students taking the ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist Exam passed on their first attempt during the most recent three-year cycle.