by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their doctor’s degree from UCLA is $84,653 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $62,743.
UCLA does not offer an online option for its public health doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCLA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 60.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public health at UCLA in 2019-2020, 60.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Health | 1 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2 |
| Other Public Health | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 108 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 3 |
| Medicine | 149 |
| Nursing | 20 |
*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.
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