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.

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	111
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	254

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.