Public Health at University of Southern California

72% 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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Public Health Degrees Available

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

USC Public Health Rankings

The public health major at USC 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	22
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

USC Public Health Master’s Program

81% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public health master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	76
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	125
International Public Health/International Health	108
Behavioral Aspects of Health	75

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 Southern California.

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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