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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree School for You

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in California with 5,024 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of the People the most popular school in California for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at University of the People, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at North-West College - West Covina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. NWC West Covina is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.

Women make up 80% of the public health majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Health at North-West College - West Covina

#3

Glendale Career College

Glendale, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Glendale Career College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. Located in the city of Glendale, Glendale Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at Glendale Career College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

Mission College

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mission College is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, Mission College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Santa Rosa Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. SRJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

Read full report on Public Health at Santa Rosa Junior College

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 621
Oregon 596
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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