Public Health at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. Of the 155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 109 of them were public health majors.

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.

USC Public Health Degrees Available

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

USC Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at USC 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
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330

In 2021, 196 students received their master’s degree in public health from USC. This makes it the #15 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USC Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $30,704. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 109 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

USC Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public health master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	57
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

USC also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	125
International Public Health/International Health	108
Behavioral Aspects of Health	75

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support Services

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.