Health Professions at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In 2021, 197 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from PLNU.

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.

PLNU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PLNU

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, PLNU does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

PLNU Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how PLNU 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 PLNU 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
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
	46
	76
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	108
	212
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	263
	296
	602
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	683
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	701
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	809
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,407
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,357

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in health professions from PLNU. This makes it the #688 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #524 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 197 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from PLNU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

PLNU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from PLNU in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. PLNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PLNU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 9 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	169
Allied Health Professions	66
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene 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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.