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Public Health at San Diego State University

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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students received their master's degree in public health.

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.

SDSU Public Health Degrees Available

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

SDSU Public Health Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Public Health Master’s Program

78% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at SDSU awarded 109 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 49
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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 San Diego State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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