General Public Health at California State University - Northridge

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. Of the 851 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 338 of them were general public health majors.

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

CSUN General Public Health Degrees Available

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

CSUN General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at CSUN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	58
	77
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value General Public Health Schools	93
	114
Best General Public Health Schools	146

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in general public health from CSUN. This makes it the #38 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 338 students earned a bachelor's degree in general public health from CSUN. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	200
White	47
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CSUN General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students earned a master's degree in general public health from CSUN. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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

Related Majors

• Health Services Administration
• Environmental Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
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.