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Health Professions at San Francisco State University

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 San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 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.

SFSU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SFSU Health Professions Rankings

There were 71 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #303 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Health Professions Master’s Program

86% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 46
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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 San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 71
Nursing 56
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 53
Communication Sciences 41
Health/Medical Prep Programs 24
Public Health 21
Mental & Social Health Services 7

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 San Francisco State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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