Health Professions at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 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.

UC Berkeley Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Health Professions Rankings

There were 70 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #305 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at UC Berkeley awarded 248 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	93
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	254
Optometry	83

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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