Public Health at University of California - San Diego

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Public Health Degrees Available

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

UCSD Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UCSD 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Public Health Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

78% 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 28% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	120
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	121
White	58
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UCSD Public Health Master’s Program

78% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public health master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% 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 - San Diego with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Public Health/International Health	167
General Public Health	125
Other Public Health	40
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	16
Behavioral Aspects of 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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