Health Professions at University of California - Los Angeles

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 48 of them were health professions majors.

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.

UCLA Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UCLA Health Professions Rankings

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

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 UCLA 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	66
	357

In 2021, 383 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UCLA. This makes it the #68 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 354 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCLA. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCLA Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 383 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from UCLA in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	94
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 354 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 - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	252
Medicine	205
Public Health	203
Dentistry	105
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	14
Medical Science	6

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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