2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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 31 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 27% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.
About 81% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 19% are male.
A rank of #3 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 large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the public health majors at the school.
Full Public Health at University of California - Los Angeles Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
Of the 109 students majoring in public health at SDSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.
West Coast University - Orange County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.
Read full report on Public Health at West Coast University - Orange County
California State University - Northridge came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Of the 89 students majoring in public health at CSUN, 16% are male and 84% are female.
Full Public Health at California State University - Northridge Report
University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Of the 72 students majoring in public health at USFCA, 19% are male and 81% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 18% are male.
California State University - San Marcos landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
Women make up 74% of the public health majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Health at California State University - San Marcos
Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 197 |
| Oregon | 233 |
| Nevada | 114 |
| Hawaii | 30 |
| Alaska | 41 |
Public Health Related Majors
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.
- 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).
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