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Health Professions at Samuel Merritt University

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Samuel Merritt University is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 2,050.

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.

Samuel Merritt University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Samuel Merritt University

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, Samuel Merritt University does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Samuel Merritt University Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Samuel Merritt 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.

There were 140 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #197 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Samuel Merritt University

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

Samuel Merritt University Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Samuel Merritt University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Samuel Merritt University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	169
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	128
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Samuel Merritt University Health Professions Master’s Program

78% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Samuel Merritt University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% 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 Samuel Merritt University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Samuel Merritt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	739
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	99
Allied Health Professions	42
Medicine	38

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 Samuel Merritt 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
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