Health Professions at National University

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 National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 530 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from National University.

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.

National University Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at National University 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
Most Popular Online Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	84
Best Health Professions Schools	267

In 2021, 257 students received their master’s degree in health professions from National University. This makes it the #110 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 530 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from National University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at National University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 National University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	127
White	159
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	102

National University Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 health professions majors earned their master's degree from National University. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	49
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

National University 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

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from National University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	423
Public Health	226
Health & Medical Administrative Services	104
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	34
Medical Illustration & Informatics	17
Health Sciences & Services	14
Allied Health Professions	7
Alternative Medicine & Systems	2

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 National 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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.