Public health at UC Merced
UC Merced graduates about 126 public health majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 102nd of 328 schools we score for public health, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Merced
Where public health happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental, Health, & Safety, Health and Athletic Center, Medical Education Building, Biomedical Sciences and Physics.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2 · Library 1.
Nearby in the public health ranking
Other strong majors at UC Merced
- Biology 80 · #115
- Psychology 80 · #98
- English & writing 80 · #107
- Sociology & anthropology 79 · #137
- Engineering (all) 78 · #99
- Math & statistics 74 · #180
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Merced 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.