by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other 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 University of California - Irvine. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. UC Irvine is in the top 10% of the country for public health. More specifically it was ranked #40 out of 547 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Irvine.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.
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 UC Irvine in Public Health walked away with an average of $16,330 in student debt. That is 35% lower than the national average of $25,159.
public health who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine make an average of $31,423 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $32,049.
UC Irvine does not offer an online option for its public health bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Irvine Online Learning page.
Women made up around 79.2% of the public health students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Around 85.8% of public health bachelor’s degree recipients at UC Irvine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 231 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Public Health | 501 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 119 |
| Nursing | 47 |
*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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