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Health Professions at California State University - Northridge

72% 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 - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSUN does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

CSUN Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at CSUN 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 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #423 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	324
White	129
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

CSUN Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	492
Communication Sciences	281
Health & Medical Administrative Services	261
Nursing	92
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	47
Allied Health Professions	21

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 - Northridge.

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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