Health Professions at University of California - San Francisco

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 - San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 3,201 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSF Health Professions Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UCSF Health Professions Rankings

There were 610 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UCSF

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

UCSF Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women

57% 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. UCSF 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 57% 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 University of California - San Francisco with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	77
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	103
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	231
Nursing	191
Medicine	173
Dentistry	130
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	71
Public Health	41
Health & Medical Administrative Services	36
Medical Science	26
Health/Medical Prep Programs	18
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	17

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 - San Francisco.

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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