Public Health at California State University - Northridge

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In 2021, 401 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Public Health Degrees Available

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

CSUN Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	45
	60
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	89
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	121
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
	156
	162
Best Value Public Health Schools	182
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	198
Best Public Health Schools	232
	299

In 2021, 89 students received their master’s degree in public health from CSUN. This makes it the #45 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $34,066. This is 6% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 401 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from CSUN in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	230
White	62
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

CSUN Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 89 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	413
Environmental Health	77
Health Services Administration	2

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.