Public Health at University of California - Irvine

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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.

UC Irvine Public Health Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UC Irvine 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Public Health Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	184
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	43
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UC Irvine Public Health Master’s Program

74% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% 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 University of California - Irvine with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Health	496
General Public Health	28
Environmental Health	2

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 University of California - Irvine.

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
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