Public Health at San Jose State University

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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 264 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.

San Jose State Public Health Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at San Jose State 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
	38
	43
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Public Health Schools	161
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	253

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in public health from San Jose State. This makes it the #128 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 264 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

San Jose State Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from San Jose State in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

San Jose State 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 Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• 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 San Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.