2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.
The Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for public health students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Touro University California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
West Coast University - Orange County ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
With a ranking of #9, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 197 |
Oregon | 233 |
Nevada | 114 |
Hawaii | 30 |
Alaska | 41 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
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 |
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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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