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2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Public Health Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 3rd in California. In fact, 5,024 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in California

Check out the public health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Health

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our analysis found Cabrillo College to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Canada College is a great place for public health students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at City College of San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in California. City College of San Francisco is a large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#4

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Health Basic Certificate Schools in California list. SRJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
Washington 621
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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