Public Health at California State University - Los Angeles

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 California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 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.

Cal State LA Public Health Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public health master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	24

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 California State University - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.