Public Health at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. In 2021, 223 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Public Health Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UC Berkeley 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	2
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
	7
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Public Health Schools	9
Most Popular Public Health Schools	10
	10
	16
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
	31
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Most Focused Public Health Schools	135
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Best Value Public Health Schools	191

In 2021, 248 students received their master’s degree in public health from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #9 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $44,447. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 38% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 223 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from UC Berkeley in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	101
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	37
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UC Berkeley Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 248 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	93
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	477

Related Majors

• Optometry

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.