Health Professions at California State University - Northridge

Every 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 health professions program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 223 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.

CSUN Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CSUN does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

CSUN Health Professions Rankings

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #423 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at CSUN awarded 223 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	60
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	157
Public Health	91
Health & Medical Administrative Services	48
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	47

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.