Health Professions at California State University - Fresno

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. In 2021, 414 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Fresno State.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Fresno State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	301

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Fresno State. This makes it the #407 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 414 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Fresno State. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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	91
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	171
White	77
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Fresno State Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Fresno State. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Fresno State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 43 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.