2024 Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in community health and preventive medicine, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #177 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 87 bachelor's degrees in community health and preventive medicine to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on community health and preventive medicine students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other community health and preventive medicine students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized community health and preventive medicine related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for community health and preventive medicine students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Community Health and Preventive Medicine in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in community health and preventive medicine.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Community Health and Preventive Medicine

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

16 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in community health and preventive medicine. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine from University of California - San Diego

2

National University
San Diego, CA

70 Annual Graduates

National University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in community health and preventive medicine. National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.More information about a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine from National University

Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	7
Oregon	343	97

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Community Health and Preventive Medicine Related Rankings by Major

Community Health and Preventive Medicine is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	1,997
Other Public Health	536
International Public Health/International Health	184
Health Services Administration	144
Behavioral Aspects of Health	72
Environmental Health	63
Public Health Education and Promotion	41
Health/Medical Physics	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.