Allied Health Professions at California State University - Northridge

Every allied 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 allied health program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

CSUN Allied Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied 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
	31
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	113
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	129
	154
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	229
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	369
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	642
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	816
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,390

Earnings of CSUN Allied Health Graduates

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $83,281. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 62% higher than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

Allied Health Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from CSUN in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied 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 California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	21

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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 California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	21,430	$39,350
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.