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2024 Best Epidemiology Schools in California

6 Colleges in California
94 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in epidemiology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #280 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Epidemiology Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 degrees in epidemiology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Epidemiology School

Best Epidemiology Schools in California The epidemiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Epidemiology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for epidemiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Epidemiology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Epidemiology
Doctor's Degrees in Epidemiology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Epidemiology Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Epidemiology in California

The schools below may not offer all types of epidemiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Epidemiology

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
31 Epidemiology Degrees Awarded

Stanford University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in epidemiology. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from Stanford University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 6 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of Southern California

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

University of California - Davis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in epidemiology. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. This university ranks 13th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 7 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of California - Davis

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
78.6% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is a good decision for students interested in a degree in epidemiology. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of California - Berkeley

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
15.8% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in epidemiology. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 5th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 19 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of California - Los Angeles

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 5 epidemiology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of California - San Diego

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Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in epidemiology from University of California - Irvine

Best Epidemiology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Epidemiology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 74
Hawaii 267 1

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Epidemiology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Marine Biology 239
Ecology 144
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 116
Evolutionary Biology 59
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 35
Environmental Biology 34
Evolutionary Biology 7
Population Biology 3

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