Health Professions at California State University - Los Angeles

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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.

Cal State LA Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Cal State LA 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

89% 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 45% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	310
White	37
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cal State LA Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	16
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	246
Public Health	221
Communication Sciences	205
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	82
Health & Medical Administrative Services	37

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 - Los Angeles.

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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