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2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in California

5 Colleges
$48,454 Avg Salary
$19,528 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in California for public health students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Public Health majors at National University take out an average of $36,062 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Public Health at National University Report

#2

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the People. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Health Schools in California list. Located in the city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Public Health at University of the People Report

#3

Fremont College

Cerritos, CA

The excellent online programs at Fremont College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in California. Fremont College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cerritos.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Fremont College accumulate an average of around $47,625 in student debt.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for public health students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern California University of Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Southern California University of Health Sciences

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Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 5 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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