Allied Health Professions at California State University - Long Beach

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

CSULB Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in allied health each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	21,430	$39,350
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.