Health Professions at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Cal State LA Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Cal State LA Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Cal State LA. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	27
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at California State University - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	87
Health & Medical Administrative Services	37
Communication Sciences	26
Public Health	24

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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 Justefrain under License

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