General Public Health at University of California - San Diego
UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from UCSD.
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.
UCSD General Public Health Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
- Master’s Degree in General Public Health
UCSD General Public Health Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD 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 general public health major at UCSD 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 |
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Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 29 |
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 33 |
Most Popular General Public Health Schools | 48 |
Best General Public Health Schools | 94 |
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools | 106 |
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 114 |
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools | 158 |
173 | |
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools | 175 |
Most Focused General Public Health Schools | 200 |
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools | 234 |
Best Value General Public Health Schools | 295 |
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In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in general public health from UCSD. This makes it the #159 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.
General Public Health Student Demographics at UCSD
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at University of California - San Diego.
UCSD General Public Health Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in general public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 41 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 9 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UCSD General Public Health Master’s Program
In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 general public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
UCSD also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Behavioral Aspects of Health
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine
- Other Public Health
- International Public Health/International 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 - San Diego.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
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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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.