Health Sciences & Services at California State University - Dominguez Hills

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if California State University - Dominguez Hills is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 149 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUDH.

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.

CSUDH Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science

CSUDH Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at CSUDH 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
	3
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	18
	21
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	42
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	56
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	103
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	189
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	224

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in health science from CSUDH. This makes it the #18 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Science Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUDH since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

CSUDH Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of health science master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. CSUDH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from CSUDH, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Dominguez Hills with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUDH 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 - Dominguez Hills. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	176

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Nursing

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 - Dominguez Hills.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.