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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

48 Colleges
$33,398 Avg Salary
$28,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the public health majors at the school.

On average, public health graduates from UC Irvine take out $16,278 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $181.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at CSUN take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,449.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 83% of the public health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UCSD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,008. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $205.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 299 students majoring in public health at Cal State Fullerton, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.

Public Health majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $383, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public health majors at the school.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $12,840 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $304, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public health majors at Cal State LA accumulate an average of around $15,439 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $122.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Public Health at California State University - Sacramento Report

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
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

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 25 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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