Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in California, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.
309 schools in California run programs that feed this job, graduating 54,933 people a year. The job pays a median of $165,110 in California across about 17,350 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in California that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
98 programs in California that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0801In California → | 12,733 | 23.2% | 145 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 2 | CIP 51.2201In California → | 3,961 | 7.2% | 37 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 3 | CIP 51.0601In California → | 3,697 | 6.7% | 82 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 4 | CIP 51.0904In California → | 3,453 | 6.3% | 55 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 5 | CIP 51.0910In California → | 2,069 | 3.8% | 31 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 6 | CIP 51.3501In California → | 1,889 | 3.4% | 22 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 7 | CIP 51.0805In California → | 1,833 | 3.3% | 61 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 8 | CIP 51.2308In California → | 1,647 | 3.0% | 17 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 9 | CIP 01.8301In California → | 1,640 | 3.0% | 32 | $33,581 | $14,171 |
| 10 | CIP 51.1501In California → | 1,412 | 2.6% | 48 | $37,335 | $22,861 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0908In California → | 1,336 | 2.4% | 35 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 12 | CIP 51.0911In California → | 1,273 | 2.3% | 36 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 13 | CIP 51.2306In California → | 1,268 | 2.3% | 12 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 14 | CIP 30.1901In California → | 1,102 | 2.0% | 18 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 15 | CIP 51.0201In California → | 1,041 | 1.9% | 15 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 16 | CIP 51.2001In California → | 1,037 | 1.9% | 14 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 17 | CIP 51.0602In California → | 942 | 1.7% | 26 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 18 | CIP 51.0909In California → | 892 | 1.6% | 27 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 19 | CIP 51.0203In California → | 889 | 1.6% | 14 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 20 | CIP 51.0920In California → | 881 | 1.6% | 8 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 21 | CIP 51.1009In California → | 881 | 1.6% | 19 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 22 | CIP 51.0401In California → | 783 | 1.4% | 7 | — | — |
| 23 | CIP 51.0912In California → | 728 | 1.3% | 19 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 24 | CIP 51.0901In California → | 652 | 1.2% | 11 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 25 | CIP 51.2299In California → | 631 | 1.1% | 4 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 26 | CIP 26.0403In California → | 591 | 1.1% | 3 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 27 | CIP 51.3603In California → | 428 | 0.8% | 1 | $23,384 | $13,007 |
| 28 | CIP 51.2208In California → | 371 | 0.7% | 15 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 29 | CIP 51.0101In California → | 365 | 0.7% | 2 | — | — |
| 30 | CIP 51.0204In California → | 317 | 0.6% | 8 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 31 | CIP 51.2010In California → | 260 | 0.5% | 6 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 32 | CIP 51.0803In California → | 252 | 0.5% | 9 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 33 | CIP 01.8001In California → | 247 | 0.4% | 2 | — | — |
| 34 | CIP 01.8101In California → | 244 | 0.4% | 4 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 35 | CIP 51.1012In California → | 201 | 0.4% | 6 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 36 | CIP 51.0913In California → | 192 | 0.3% | 23 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 37 | CIP 26.1309In California → | 190 | 0.3% | 11 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 38 | CIP 26.1102In California → | 167 | 0.3% | 7 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 39 | Gerontologymain feeder CIP 30.1101In California → | 166 | 0.3% | 8 | $37,623 | $25,986 |
| 40 | CIP 51.1005In California → | 144 | 0.3% | 4 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 41 | CIP 51.2310In California → | 142 | 0.3% | 5 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 42 | CIP 51.0902In California → | 139 | 0.3% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 43 | CIP 51.1004In California → | 134 | 0.2% | 10 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 44 | CIP 51.0907In California → | 124 | 0.2% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 45 | CIP 51.2207In California → | 119 | 0.2% | 6 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 46 | CIP 51.2202In California → | 105 | 0.2% | 6 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 47 | CIP 51.2212In California → | 96 | 0.2% | 4 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 48 | CIP 26.0999In California → | 83 | 0.2% | 2 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 49 | CIP 51.0202In California → | 75 | 0.1% | 7 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 50 | CIP 26.1001In California → | 67 | 0.1% | 2 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 51 | CIP 51.3502In California → | 66 | 0.1% | 1 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 52 | CIP 51.0999In California → | 62 | 0.1% | 3 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 53 | CIP 51.2006In California → | 56 | 0.1% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 54 | CIP 51.2314In California → | 49 | 0.1% | 4 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 55 | CIP 26.1311In California → | 48 | 0.1% | 3 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 56 | CIP 42.2709In California → | 47 | 0.1% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 57 | CIP 51.2007In California → | 43 | 0.1% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 58 | CIP 26.0401In California → | 40 | 0.1% | 3 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 59 | CIP 51.0917In California → | 39 | 0.1% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 60 | CIP 44.0503In California → | 37 | 0.1% | 4 | $44,740 | $22,000 |
| 61 | CIP 26.1099In California → | 36 | 0.1% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 62 | CIP 26.1006In California → | 32 | 0.1% | 4 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 63 | CIP 51.0905In California → | 31 | 0.1% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 64 | CIP 51.1099In California → | 31 | 0.1% | 4 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 65 | CIP 51.0508In California → | 26 | 0.0% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 66 | CIP 26.1002In California → | 24 | 0.0% | 3 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 67 | CIP 51.0603In California → | 23 | 0.0% | 2 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 68 | CIP 51.2003In California → | 23 | 0.0% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 69 | CIP 51.0903In California → | 22 | 0.0% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 70 | CIP 51.2205In California → | 20 | 0.0% | 3 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 71 | CIP 51.2301In California → | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 72 | CIP 51.0506In California → | 19 | 0.0% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 73 | CIP 51.2307In California → | 19 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 74 | CIP 26.1007In California → | 18 | 0.0% | 2 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 75 | CIP 01.8110In California → | 16 | 0.0% | 1 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 76 | CIP 51.0509In California → | 16 | 0.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 77 | CIP 51.0511In California → | 16 | 0.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 78 | CIP 51.1011In California → | 15 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 79 | CIP 51.2011In California → | 13 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 80 | CIP 51.2399In California → | 13 | 0.0% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 81 | CIP 51.0504In California → | 12 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 82 | CIP 51.2002In California → | 12 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 83 | CIP 51.2004In California → | 12 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 84 | CIP 51.2305In California → | 12 | 0.0% | 4 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 85 | CIP 51.2009In California → | 10 | 0.0% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 86 | CIP 13.1327In California → | 9 | 0.0% | 1 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 87 | CIP 51.0510In California → | 8 | 0.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 88 | CIP 26.0404In California → | 7 | 0.0% | 2 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 89 | CIP 51.0507In California → | 7 | 0.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 90 | CIP 51.0802In California → | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 91 | CIP 51.2099In California → | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 92 | CIP 51.2309In California → | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 93 | CIP 51.0299In California → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 94 | CIP 26.0503In California → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 95 | CIP 26.1005In California → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 96 | CIP 51.0599In California → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 97 | CIP 51.2209In California → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 98 | CIP 26.1004In California → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
Top 25 schools in California
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 142 of the 309 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos, CA Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 1,613 | Physical Therapy/Therapist | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 32 feeder programs | 1,493 | Public Health, General | $36,300 | 92% | $26,873 | 10% |
| 3 | National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 1,179 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $18,613 | 80% | $31,040 | — |
| 4 | University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA Public · 12 feeder programs | 998 | Anatomy | — | 86% | — | 27% |
| 5 | Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public · 9 feeder programs | 872 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | — | 37% | — | — |
| 6 | High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA Private for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 837 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $21,504 | 68% | $28,838 | — |
| 7 | American Career College - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 796 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $28,853 | 75% | $28,906 | — |
| 8 | University of the People Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 796 | Public Health, General | — | 34% | — | — |
| 9 | Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 775 | Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | $46,174 | 72% | $34,395 | — |
| 10 | Unitek College Fremont, CA Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 724 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $32,827 | 73% | $27,021 | — |
| 11 | American Career College - Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 677 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $28,853 | 70% | $28,590 | — |
| 12 | California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA Public · 12 feeder programs | 674 | Public Health, General | $39,011 | 57% | — | 93% |
| 13 | Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA Private for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 661 | Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | $77,617 | 64% | $31,949 | — |
| 14 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public · 16 feeder programs | 655 | Public Health, General | $41,092 | 76% | — | 36% |
| 15 | Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA Private not-for-profit · 27 feeder programs | 643 | Dentistry | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA Public · 14 feeder programs | 610 | Public Health, Other | $35,463 | 87% | — | 29% |
| 17 | Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA Private for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 605 | Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | $44,990 | 100% | — | — |
| 18 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs | 605 | Pharmacy | — | 69% | $23,964 | 71% |
| 19 | Concorde Career College - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Private for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 601 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $22,895 | 76% | $24,160 | 98% |
| 20 | Carrington College - Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 577 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $32,311 | 51% | $38,203 | — |
| 21 | University of California - Davis Davis, CA Public · 13 feeder programs | 549 | Veterinary Medicine | — | 86% | — | 42% |
| 22 | American Career College - Ontario Ontario, CA Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 536 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $25,702 | 66% | $31,076 | — |
| 23 | San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia Visalia, CA Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 525 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $26,897 | 36% | $30,518 | — |
| 24 | University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 9 feeder programs | 521 | Public Health, General | $48,351 | 93% | — | 11% |
| 25 | UEI College - Riverside Riverside, CA Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 502 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $24,039 | 71% | $27,181 | — |
All 309 schools in California
Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences | San Marcos | Private for-profit | 1,613 | 3 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private not-for-profit | 1,493 | 32 |
| National Holistic Institute | Emeryville | Private for-profit | 1,179 | 2 |
| University of California - San Diego | La Jolla | Public | 998 | 12 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public | 872 | 9 |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | Private for-profit | 837 | 7 |
| American Career College - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 796 | 6 |
| University of the People | Pasadena | Private not-for-profit | 796 | 1 |
| Smith Chason College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 775 | 3 |
| Unitek College | Fremont | Private for-profit | 724 | 2 |
| American Career College - Anaheim | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 677 | 7 |
| California State University - Northridge | Northridge | Public | 674 | 12 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose | Private for-profit | 661 | 7 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | Public | 655 | 16 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | Private not-for-profit | 643 | 27 |
What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in California
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $107,310. California pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in California
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in California
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
- 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
- 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
- 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
- 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
- 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
- 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
- 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
- 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
- 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
- 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0913Biomechanics
- 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- 26.1001Pharmacology
- 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
- 26.1003Neuropharmacology
- 26.1004Toxicology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in California.
What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medical/Clinical Assistant, which awarded 12,733 degrees in California in 2024-25, 23.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 98 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Allied Health Diagnostic, Public Health, Dental Support Services and Allied Professions, plus 24 more. Together they graduate about 54,933 people a year in California.
How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in California?+
The median is $165,110 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 53.9% above the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+
309 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 98 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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