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2023 Best Public Health Schools in California

29 Colleges
$48,454 Avg Salary
$19,528 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Public Health is the #14 most popular major in California with 1,867 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Health Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for public health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Touro University California is a great place for public health students. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - San Marcos ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in California list. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Health at University of California - Davis Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 197
Oregon 233
Nevada 114
Hawaii 30
Alaska 41

One of 29 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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