Public Health at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 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.

UC Berkeley Public Health Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Public Health Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 248 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	93
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Related Majors

• Optometry

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.