Health Professions at Samuel Merritt University

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. In 2021, 505 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Samuel Merritt 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.

Samuel Merritt University 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 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:

Samuel Merritt University Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Samuel Merritt University 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	2
	4
	5
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Health Professions Schools	13
	14
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	16
	37
	45
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	92
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	97
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	143
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	183
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	195
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	216
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	297
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	329
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	378
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	638
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	713
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	740
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,492

In 2021, 265 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Samuel Merritt University. This makes it the #103 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 505 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Samuel Merritt University, about 22% were men and 78% were 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 26% 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	163
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	143
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

Samuel Merritt University Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 265 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Samuel Merritt University. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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	90
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Samuel Merritt University also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 140 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 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.