Health Professions at University of the Pacific

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 the Pacific stacks up to those at other schools.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and has a total student population of 6,263. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 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.

Pacific Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Pacific Health Professions Rankings

There were 442 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 102 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pacific, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	47
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Pacific. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	225
Dentistry	167
Communication Sciences	49
Allied Health Professions	49
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	42
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	12

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 the Pacific.

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.