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Health Professions at University of California - San Francisco

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Health Professions at University of California - San Francisco

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 University of California - San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 3,201 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 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.

UCSF Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UCSF Health Professions Rankings

There were 610 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCSF

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

UCSF Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UCSF. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 71
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 100
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

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 University of California - San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 231
Nursing 191
Medicine 173
Dentistry 130
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 71
Public Health 41
Health & Medical Administrative Services 36
Medical Science 26
Health/Medical Prep Programs 18
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 17

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 - San Francisco.

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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