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2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 3,006 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree general public health students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Merced. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Merced, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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