Sacramento, CA (population: 475,452) has eleven health science schools within its city limits. Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center, the highest ranked school in the city with a health science program, has a total student population of 1,618. It is the 1337th highest ranked school in the USA and the 107th highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
Health Science students from Sacramento schools who go on to become health psychologists, physicians, doctors, nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 83,530 people working as environmental scientists and specialists, including health alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,360. Also, Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors make on average $40,420 per year and there are about 78,470 of them employed in the US today.
Of the 11 health science schools in Sacramento, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, High-Tech Institute-Sacramento comes out as the most expensive ($27,279/yr) for health science students, with Cosumnes River College as the lowest, reported at only $5,940/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Sacramento |
West Sacramento | CA | 50,542 | 1 | 29.8049 | 4 | 4.4 miles |
Rancho Cordova | CA | 65,274 | 3 | 17.1477 | 50 | 9.4 miles |
Laguna | CA | 60,976 | 0 | - | 0 | 10.7 miles |
Roseville | CA | 121,485 | 4 | 20.0435 | 49 | 16.3 miles |
Woodland | CA | 56,758 | 0 | - | 0 | 17.9 miles |
Folsom | CA | 69,994 | 1 | 12.6843 | 55 | 18.9 miles |
Rocklin | CA | 56,052 | 2 | 36.0056 | 125 | 20.2 miles |
Fairfield | CA | 104,184 | 9 | 23.8893 | 386 | 38.0 miles |
Yuba City | CA | 62,588 | 1 | 36.3939 | 5 | 40.2 miles |
Stockton | CA | 291,422 | 7 | 28.794 | 278 | 42.4 miles |
Antioch | CA | 102,439 | 2 | 25.0238 | 14 | 43.9 miles |
Pittsburg | CA | 67,613 | 2 | 20.7913 | 157 | 44.4 miles |
Napa | CA | 75,759 | 1 | 15.1485 | 56 | 48.7 miles |
Concord | CA | 122,338 | 7 | 21.1076 | 136 | 50.5 miles |
Vallejo | CA | 114,029 | 1 | 31.5233 | 11 | 53.4 miles |
Walnut Creek | CA | 64,055 | 0 | - | 0 | 55.7 miles |
Salida | CA | - | 2 | 26.0837 | 19 | 63.3 miles |
Dublin | CA | 46,208 | 3 | 13.8145 | 117 | 63.5 miles |
Berkeley | CA | 102,237 | 13 | 2.98519 | 59 | 65.1 miles |
Castro Valley | CA | 65,952 | 0 | - | 0 | 67.6 miles |
Modesto | CA | 203,882 | 4 | 24.9737 | 137 | 68.2 miles |
Oakland | CA | 412,612 | 12 | 26.3295 | 321 | 68.7 miles |
San Leandro | CA | 78,904 | 1 | 29.9223 | 11 | 70.1 miles |
Alameda | CA | 71,628 | 3 | 11.6549 | 62 | 70.1 miles |
Sonora | CA | - | 1 | 10.5858 | 57 | 71.6 miles |
Ceres | CA | 43,443 | 0 | - | 0 | 72.6 miles |
Union City | CA | 76,462 | 1 | 13.7752 | 0 | 73.5 miles |
Hayward | CA | 145,517 | 6 | 17.5402 | 239 | 73.5 miles |
San Francisco | CA | 817,411 | 21 | 17.5697 | 455 | 76.8 miles |
Fremont | CA | 207,431 | 5 | 26.457 | 262 | 77.5 miles |