Best colleges for Public Health in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, University of Southern California leads: its Public Health graduates earn a median $89,522 four years after finishing, against the field's $58,808 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern California | $89,522 | +$30,714 |
| 2 | California Baptist University | $77,329 | +$18,521 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | $76,572 | +$17,764 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Public Health programs?
$12,950 separates the top and bottom of this list — $89,522 at University of Southern California against $76,572 at University of California-Berkeley, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Public Health graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $30,714 above the $58,808 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.