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Health Sciences & Services at California State University - Sacramento

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what California State University - Sacramento has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year.

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

Sac State Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Sac State Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at Sac State 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 science major at Sac State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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
	43
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	68
	96
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	99
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	131
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	229
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	233
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	299
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	538

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $40,849. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $31,369 for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences & Services from Sac State in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Sacramento. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	34

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 - Sacramento.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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
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