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UCSD is in the top 10% of the country for public health. More specifically it was ranked #31 out of 553 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - San Diego handed out 313 bachelor's degrees in public health. This is an increase of 25% over the previous year when 250 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in public health from UCSD. This makes it the #142 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 7 students received their doctoral degrees in public health in 2021, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $30,159. This is less than $32,238, which is the national median of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UCSD, public health students borrow a median amount of $15,280 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all public health bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,338.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the public health program at UCSD is $257 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of California - San Diego.
Of the 313 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSD, about 17% were men and 83% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a bachelor's in public health.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 114 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 96 |
White | 65 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 15 |
Other Races | 14 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 public health majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a master's in public health.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 4 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 140 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 83 |
Medical Science | 22 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 |
Communication Sciences | 8 |
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