Health Professions at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,776 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Dominguez Hills in 2021, 430 of them were health professions majors.

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.

CSUDH Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUDH

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

CSUDH does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CSUDH Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at CSUDH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at CSUDH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	14
	61
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	560

In 2021, 196 students received their master’s degree in health professions from CSUDH. This makes it the #169 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at CSUDH awarded 430 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUDH since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	106
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	181
White	58
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

CSUDH Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 196 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from CSUDH. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	60
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

CSUDH also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 California State University - Dominguez Hills. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	260
Health Sciences & Services	176
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	86
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	77
Mental & Social Health Services	31
Communication Sciences	1

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 California State University - Dominguez Hills.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.