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Public Health at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Public Health at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Public Health Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Health Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 32

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 7,560 $88,400
Community Health Workers 6,160 $49,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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