Health Professions at Mount Saint Mary’s University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Mount Saint Mary's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 2,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 474 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Mary's University in 2021, 162 of them were health professions majors.

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.

MSMU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

MSMU Health Professions Rankings

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

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 MSMU 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
	79
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	107
	142
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	302
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	421
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	856
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,170
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,546

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in health professions from MSMU. This makes it the #909 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #434 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

MSMU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

MSMU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from MSMU. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

MSMU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from MSMU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

MSMU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Mount Saint Mary's University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Saint Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	216
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	27
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
Health/Medical Prep Programs	7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	3

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 Mount Saint Mary's University.

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
• Image Credit: By Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.