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2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree general public health students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in California

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Health at San Diego State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine General Public Health Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley General Public Health Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

UC Merced also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Merced General Public Health Report

#5

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California. Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

Claremont Graduate University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Claremont Graduate University General Public Health Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general public health degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Read more about General Public Health at Stanford University

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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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