Public Health at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

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

CSULB Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

CSULB Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $27,767. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in public health from CSULB. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	27

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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 - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	7,560	$88,400
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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.