2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.
The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in California to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 27% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Out of the 31 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Out of the 31 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
Of the 109 students majoring in public health at SDSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Of the 89 students majoring in public health at CSUN, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Of the 72 students majoring in public health at USFCA, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Touro University California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
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California State University - San Marcos came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
Women make up 74% of the public health majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
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