Health Professions at Modesto Junior College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Modesto Junior College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MJC is located in Modesto, California and has a total student population of 16,365. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from MJC.

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.

MJC 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

MJC Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how MJC 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 MJC 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
	66
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	124
Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	187
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	253
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	852
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	955
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,337
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,515
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	3,078

Health Professions Student Demographics at MJC

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

MJC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at MJC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

MJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	73
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

MJC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MJC, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Modesto Junior College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MJC 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 Modesto Junior College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Modesto Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	112
Allied Health Professions	35
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	28
Health Sciences & Services	15
Mental & Social Health Services	5

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 Modesto Junior College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.