General Public Health at San Diego State University
If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what San Diego State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.
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.
SDSU General Public Health Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
- Master’s Degree in General Public Health
SDSU General Public Health Rankings
There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
General Public Health Student Demographics at SDSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at San Diego State University.
SDSU General Public Health Master’s Program
In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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 general public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 25 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 39 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Related Majors
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 San Diego State University.
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
- Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.