Health Professions at College of Southern Nevada

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if College of Southern Nevada is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 29,965. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from CSN.

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.

CSN Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

CSN Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at CSN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at CSN 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
	122
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	162
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	695
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,292
Best Health Professions Schools	1,358
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,520

Health Professions Student Demographics at CSN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at College of Southern Nevada.

CSN Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at CSN may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

CSN does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Nevada with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	111
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

CSN Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from CSN in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 College of Southern Nevada with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSN 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

The following health professions concentations are available at College of Southern Nevada. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Southern Nevada. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	193
Allied Health Professions	43
Dental Support Services	29
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	22
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	18
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	14
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10

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 NV, the home state for College of Southern Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses	22,560	$85,620
Personal Care Aides	13,130	$23,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,140	$53,140
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Nursing Assistants	6,660	$35,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.