General Public Health at San Jose State University

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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 506 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 264 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.

San Jose State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

San Jose State General Public Health Rankings

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

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 general public health major at San Jose State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
	7
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	17
	22
	31
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best General Public Health Schools	42
Best Value General Public Health Schools	51
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	80
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	178

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in general public health from San Jose State. This makes it the #90 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 264 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general public health from San Jose State. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

San Jose State General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 general public health majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% 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 San Jose State University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

San Jose State 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

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 San Jose State University.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.