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Health Professions at California State University - Fresno

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year.

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.

Fresno State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Fresno State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Fresno State offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Fresno State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Fresno State 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.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #369 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Fresno with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	74
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	211
White	70
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Fresno State Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Fresno State 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 73% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fresno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	172
Nursing	167
Health Sciences & Services	132
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	59
Public Health	13
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	11

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 - Fresno.

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
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