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General Public Health at San Jose State University

General Public Health at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

San Jose State General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at San Jose State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 96
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

San Jose State General Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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