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Public Health at California State University - San Marcos

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Public Health at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367.

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.

CSUSM Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

CSUSM Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Public Health Master’s Program

74% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at CSUSM awarded 50 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 50

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 - San Marcos.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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