Health Professions at University of the Pacific

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

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and has a total student population of 6,263. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Pacific.

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.

Pacific Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Pacific Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Pacific 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 Pacific 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
	20
	20
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	44
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	964

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Pacific. This makes it the #353 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 442 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Pacific in 2021, 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 Pacific since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 the Pacific with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Pacific Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 102 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Pacific in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	47
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pacific also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 442 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 the Pacific. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	225
Dentistry	167
Communication Sciences	70
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	54
Allied Health Professions	53
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	12
Dental Support Services	5

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 the Pacific.

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.