Public Health at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what California State University - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 197 of them were public health majors.

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 State LA Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Cal State LA Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Cal State LA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
	158
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	164
	295

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in public health from Cal State LA. This makes it the #164 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $32,623. This is 1% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health from Cal State LA. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	7
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Cal State LA Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from Cal State LA in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal State LA also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 State University - Los Angeles.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.