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2023 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Read full report on Public Health at Stanford University

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Loma Linda University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Claremont Graduate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Read full report on Public Health at Claremont Graduate University

University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of California - Davis

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public health programs. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Full Public Health at San Diego State University Report

University of California - San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Full Public Health at University of California - San Diego Report

University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at University of California - Irvine

Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 11 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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