Health Professions at University of San Diego

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 San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 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.

USD Health Professions Degrees Available

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

USD Health Professions Rankings

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 171 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

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 San Diego with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	73
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	147
Medical Illustration & Informatics	56
Mental & Social Health Services	26

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 San Diego.

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.