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2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor'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 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Of the 496 students majoring in public health at UC Irvine, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Public Health majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $16,278 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 401 students majoring in public health at CSUN, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, public health graduates from CSUN take out $17,449 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 313 students majoring in public health at UCSD, 17% are male and 83% are female.

On average, public health graduates from UCSD take out $16,008 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $205, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 264 students majoring in public health at San Jose State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debt load of $12,840. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $304.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 197 students majoring in public health at Cal State LA, 19% are male and 81% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from Cal State LA carry an average student debt load of $15,439.

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University of California - Merced ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $122.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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

Full Public Health at California State University - Sacramento Report

University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public health graduates from USC carry an average student debt load of $15,638. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $831, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Southern California

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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

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 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.

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