Public Health at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 313 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Public Health Degrees Available

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

UCSD Public Health Rankings

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

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 UCSD 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
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	142
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	151
Most Focused Public Health Schools	156
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	228
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	286
	306
	324
Best Value Public Health Schools	489
	525

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in public health from UCSD. This makes it the #142 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $30,159. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 313 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSD, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	114
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	65
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UCSD Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at UCSD awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Public Health/International Health	167
General Public Health	125
Other Public Health	40
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	16
Behavioral Aspects of Health	2

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Science
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.