Health Professions at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UC Davis.

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 Davis Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UC Davis 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
	190
	888
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	892

In 2021, 209 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UC Davis. This makes it the #156 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 112 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #230 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 134 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Davis, about 42% were men and 58% 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 Davis since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	18
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UC Davis Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 209 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Davis, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UC Davis 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 59% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	79
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 112 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of California - Davis. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Davis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	134
Medicine	105
Other Health Professions	64
Nursing	50
Health Sciences & Services	47
Public Health	39
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	9
Medical Illustration & Informatics	7

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 - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.