Public Health at University of California - San Diego

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. Of the 9,086 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - San Diego in 2021, 313 of them were public health majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

UCSD Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Public Health Schools	156
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	286

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in public health from UCSD. This makes it the #142 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCSD Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $30,159. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health 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

The public health program at UCSD awarded 313 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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	114
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	65
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UCSD Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from UCSD in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% 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 67% 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Science
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.