Public health at Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly SLO graduates about 61 public health majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Cal Poly SLO
Where public health happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health and Counseling Services.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 108 · Dorm 49 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Dining 4.
Nearby in the public health ranking
Other strong majors at Cal Poly SLO
- Architecture 93 · #3
- Math & statistics 92 · #29
- English & writing 89 · #35
- Physics & astronomy 89 · #41
- Philosophy & religion 89 · #38
- Computer science 88 · #57
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Cal Poly SLO with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.