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Public Health at Santa Clara University

Public Health at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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.

SCU Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

SCU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at SCU 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 SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 40

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 Santa Clara 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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