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Public Health at University of California - San Diego

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Public Health at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

UCSD Public Health Degrees Available

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

UCSD Public Health Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Public Health Master’s Program

77% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at UCSD awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 - San Diego.

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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