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Health Sciences & Services at College of the Desert

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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.

College of the Desert Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

College of the Desert Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

88% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 71
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Desert. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 91

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 College of the Desert.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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