by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public Health. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Santa Clara University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for public health majors, SCU came in at #20. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #5 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at SCU paid an average of $1,472 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,998 | $52,998 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,972 | $15,972 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,934 | $2,934 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SCU in Public Health walked away with an average of $19,500 in student debt. That is 22% lower than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SCU is $47,846 per year. That is 49% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Online degrees for the SCU public health bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SCU Online Learning page.
About 83.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public health at SCU in 2019-2020, 39.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 53 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
