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Why study Health and Physical Sciences in the US?

Subject excellence

According to the Times Higher Education University Rankings by Subject for 2025 9 of the Top 20 Clinical and Health programs are based in the US:

  • Harvard University
  • Stanford University
  • John Hopkins University
  • Yale University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of California-Berkeley
  • Columbia University
  • UCLA
  • University of Washington

More reasons to study in the USA

  • Students obtain critical thinking and statistical skills through coursework that involves the scientific method of establishing and testing theories.  
  • Students gain deep theoretical groundwork in core courses that aim to unpack major scientific principles.  
  • Extensive lab work engages students in research methodologies, scientific experiments, the statistics of data collection and results reporting. 
  • Such lab experience gives students the opportunity to develop research techniques into professional skills. 
  • Broad general education curriculum that engages students in the social, political, cultural, ethical and humanistic frameworks to help them use scientific research for the betterment of the world. 
  • There are many career paths you can follow with a degree in Health and Physical Science. The career you choose will depend on your focus as an undergraduate. Some may choose to continue their studies in graduate school. If you would rather go straight into a job you can find work as a lab researcher, biological technician, environmental scientist or chemist. 

Starting with Kings can be a stepping stone to these universities, or you can graduate from one of Kings host universities:

  1. California State University, Stanislaus: Kinesiology B.A.
  2. Tennessee Tech University: Nursing B.S.N.
  3. University of Mount Saint Vincent: Pre-Medicine

Typical Health & Physical Science majors

Kings students have progressed to a wide variety of degrees including:

  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry 
  • Biology  
  • Botany 
  • Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
  • Chemistry
  • Conservation Biology
  • Environmental Science 
  • Food Science 
  • Geology and Geophysics

  • Horticulture
  • Kinesiology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurobiology
  • Nursing
  • Nutritional Science
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Physics
  • Wildlife Ecology

Typical careers in Health & Physical Science

  • Astronomer
  • Athletic Trainer 
  • Cartographer 
  • Chemist 
  • Conservationist 
  • Dentist
  • Dietician
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Epidemiologist
  • Food Scientist
  • Forensic Scientist
  • Geologist

  • Geoscientist
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Meteorologist
  • Nuclear Technician 
  • Nurse 
  • Nutritionist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Optometrist
  • Pharmacist
  • Physical Therapist
  • Physician
  • Physicists 

Student Success

Here are some of the offers Kings students have received to transfer to major in Health and Physical Science:

Student name Student country University University rank Major

M Li

China

Cornell University

12

Chemistry (Food Science)

JH Kim

South Korea

University of California–Berkeley

15

Biochemistry

M Ahn

South Korea

Vanderbilt University

17

Molecular and Cell Biology

O Iosipchuk

Russia

University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

26

Biology (Pre-med)

K M Hing Ng

Hong Kong

University of California–San Diego

29

Biochemistry

H Liu

China

University of Texas–Austin

30

Biology / Music

S Lee

South Korea

Georgia Institute of Technology

32

Biochemistry

J Lin

China

University of California–Davis

32

Environmental Studies / Ecology

X Zhu

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Agriculture

E Yap

Malaysia

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Food Science

J Shang

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Microbiology

M Lee

South Korea

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Physics

A J Salim

Indonesia

University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

36

Food Science / Human Nutrition

J A Suk

South Korea

University of California–Santa Barbara

40

Chemistry

J B Triana

Colombia

University of California–Santa Barbara

40

Physics

H Hu

China

University of California–Santa Barbara

40

Physics

Y J Ahn

South Korea

Ohio State University–Columbus

41

Chemistry

I Kim

South Korea

Ohio State University–Columbus

41

Physics/Mathematics

J Park

South Korea

Boston University

42

Biochemistry/Pre-Medicine

A Thompson

United States

Boston University

42

Physics/Math

H Guo

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Biology / Business

Z Lyu

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Environmental Science

H Shin

South Korea

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Nutrition / Business

Z Ma

China

University of Rochester

46

Biology

J Chen

China

University of Rochester

46

Biology

J Zhao

China

University of Rochester

46

Pre-Medicine or Biology

W Zhang

China

Purdue University–West Lafayette

46

Biochemistry

Z Chen

China

Purdue University–West Lafayette

46

Chemistry

Y Sun

China

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

59

Nutrition

S Pu

China

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Biology

H Kim

South Korea

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Chemistry / Biology

D Wong Gutierrez

Hong Kong

University of Miami

64

Biochemistry / Pre-Medicine

C W Soriano

Mexico

University of Miami

64

Biology / Marine Biology

M F Hamir

Zambia

University of Massachusetts–Amherst

64

Biology / Pre-Medicine

M Jang

South Korea

Syracuse University

75

Pre-Medicine

J Chen

China

Indiana University–Bloomington

76

Kinesiology

X K Tan

Malaysia

Drexel University

80

Chemistry / Chemical Engineering

Y J Yang

China

Temple University

102

Biology

Q Fan

China

University of Arizona

127

Biology

J-N Ku

Taiwan

University of Arizona

127

Care, Health, and Society

A Startseva

Russia

University of Massachusetts–Boston

213

Exercise Science

Z Zhang

China

University of Hartford

301

Health Science / Sports Marketing

C Kim

South Korea

Saint Michael’s College

115 (Liberal Arts)

Pharmaceutical Science

Y Jin

China

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

4 (South)

Aeronautical Science

D Lee

South Korea

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University)

Unranked

Pharmacy Studies

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