Public Health at Dominican University of California

Every 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 public health program at Dominican University of California stacks up to those at other schools.

DUofC is located in San Rafael, California and has a total student population of 1,837. In 2021, 12 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from DUofC.

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.

DUofC Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

DUofC Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at DUofC 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
	6
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
	21
Best Public Health Schools	42
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Public Health Schools	202
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Most Popular Public Health Schools	405
Best Value Public Health Schools	451

Public Health Student Demographics at DUofC

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

DUofC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from DUofC. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at DUofC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University of California with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DUofC 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

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dominican University of California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	12

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

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 Dominican University of California.

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 DominicanUniversityofCalifornia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.