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General Public Health at Santa Clara University

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Santa Clara University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 general 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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

SCU General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

SCU General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at SCU 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 SCU 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
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
3
Best General Public Health Schools 11
12
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 106
Most Popular General Public Health Schools 135
Most Focused General Public Health Schools 156
Best Value General Public Health Schools 259

General Public Health Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Public Health from SCU in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in general public health.

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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 general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Santa Clara 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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