Public Health at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from SCU.

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.

SCU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

SCU Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how SCU 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 SCU 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 Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	8
Best Public Health Schools	10
	24
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
Most Popular Public Health Schools	228
Most Focused Public Health Schools	308
Best Value Public Health Schools	421

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from SCU Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCU is $45,119. This is 40% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health from SCU. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCU 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

The following public health concentations are available at Santa Clara University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Clara University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	40

Related Majors

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 Santa Clara University.

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 Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.