2023 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate 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.

The Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

2 Graduate Certificates

Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Full Public Health at Claremont Graduate University Report

#2

California State University - Northridge

Northridge, CA

2 Graduate Certificates

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Read full report on Public Health at California State University - Northridge

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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