2023 Most Popular 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the most popular school in California for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Of the 2 students majoring in public health at Claremont Graduate University, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in California for public health students working on their graduate certificate. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 596 |
Washington | 621 |
Nevada | 119 |
Hawaii | 104 |
Alaska | 107 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 7 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.