Public Health at California State University - San Marcos

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 State University - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUSM Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

CSUSM Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from CSUSM in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• 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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.