General Public Health at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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
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
	320

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general public health from UCSD. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

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
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

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in General Public Health from UCSD in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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
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
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.