Health Professions at University of California - Berkeley

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. In 2021, 223 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

UC Berkeley Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UC Berkeley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	191
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	402

In 2021, 248 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #118 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 223 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 21% were men and 79% were 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 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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	101
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	37
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UC Berkeley Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UC Berkeley. About 27% were men and 73% were 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 9% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% 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	63
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	93
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 70 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

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