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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in California to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, public health majors at UC Irvine accumulate an average of around $16,319 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in California. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at CSUN take out is $16,198.

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Out of the 54 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UC Berkeley take out is $11,875. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $304.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for public health students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

After completing their degree, public health graduates from UCSD carry an average student debt load of $15,451. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

While working on their degree, public health majors at USC accumulate an average of around $15,500 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $831, 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 schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in California ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

While working on their degree, public health majors at National University accumulate an average of around $36,062 in student debt.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at SDSU take out is $15,496.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in California ranking. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Public Health majors at Cal State LA take out an average of $12,974 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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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