Public Health at Stanford 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 Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 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.

Stanford Public Health Degrees Available

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

Stanford Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Stanford in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medicine

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 Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.