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Health Professions at San Jose State University

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Health Professions at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 506 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Health Professions Rankings

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

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 San Jose State 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 Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 115
160
Best Health Professions Schools 226
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 287
Most Popular Health Professions Schools 318
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,010

In 2021, 129 students received their master’s degree in health professions from San Jose State. This makes it the #272 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 506 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from San Jose State. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 254
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 131
White 54
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

San Jose State Health Professions Master’s Program

86% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 129 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from San Jose State in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 48
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

San Jose State 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

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health 298
Nursing 216
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 70
Communication Sciences 55
Allied Health Professions 3
Health Sciences & Services 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 San Jose State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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