Public Health at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year.

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.

USFCA Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

USFCA Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Public Health Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 72 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USFCA, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	61
Behavioral Aspects of Health	11

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Nursing

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 San Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.