Health Professions at University of California - Berkeley

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UC Berkeley 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 70 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #305 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% 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 UC Berkeley since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UC Berkeley Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UC Berkeley 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 52% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	111
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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 University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	477
Optometry	83

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.

Find Affordable College Courses