Public Health at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 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.

SFSU Public Health Degrees Available

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

SFSU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at SFSU 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 SFSU

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

SFSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SFSU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public health master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	21

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences

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 San Francisco State University.

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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.