General Public Health at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year.

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 Irvine General Public Health Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine General Public Health Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in general public health from UC Irvine. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Environmental Health
• Other Public Health

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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.