General Public Health at University of California - Berkeley

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 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 general 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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley General Public Health Rankings

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

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 general public health major at UC Berkeley 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	2
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	2
	3
Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
	4
Best Value General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Public Health Schools	9
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	13
	17
Most Popular General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	69
Best Value General Public Health Schools	101

In 2021, 248 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #7 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 223 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general 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 25% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in general 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 General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 general public health majors earned their master's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general 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 general 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 general public health. In 2021, 6 students 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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.