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2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in California

12 Colleges
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's 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.

The Most Popular Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 75% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at San Diego State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 7 students majoring in public health at UCSD, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Public Health at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 6 students majoring in public health at Claremont Graduate University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Loma Linda University

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

About 75% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of California - Merced

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Public Health at University of Southern California Report

University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 12 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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