General Public Health at California State University - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if California State University - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Cal State LA General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA General Public Health Master’s Program

70% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general 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 general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 49% 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 general 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

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
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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