Public Health at California State University - Northridge

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Public Health Degrees Available

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

CSUN Public Health Rankings

The public health major at CSUN 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 CSUN

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

CSUN Public Health Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	162
White	29
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CSUN Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	413
Environmental Health	77
Health Services Administration	2

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 - Northridge.

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
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