Public Health programs in California
27 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $61,814 at Coalinga College.
What this work pays in California
Medical and Health Services Managers in California earn a median of $141,480 a year across 75,090 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance Officers | $96,980 | 49,880 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $136,990 | 29,830 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $165,110 | 17,350 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $102,840 | 16,230 |
| Health Education Specialists | $63,610 | 12,520 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | $61,814 (29 grads) | — |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (17 grads) | — |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Glendale Career College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| La Sierra University Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Public Health — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.