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Health Professions at California State University - San Marcos

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Health Professions at California State University - San Marcos

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 - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In 2021, 362 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUSM

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.

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

CSUSM Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM performed in these rankings.

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 CSUSM 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
39
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 55
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 76
112
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 196
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 197
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 203
Best Health Professions Schools 229
Best Value Health Professions Schools 839

In 2021, 114 students received their master’s degree in health professions from CSUSM. This makes it the #313 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 362 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from CSUSM in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 76
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 113
White 98
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 51

CSUSM Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at CSUSM awarded 114 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 37
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

CSUSM 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

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 - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 321
Communication Sciences 121
Public Health 50

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 - San Marcos.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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