Merced, California · Public
Public Health at University of California-Merced
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 592 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.1% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~592
- Schools with reported signal
- 640
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 90.5%
- Graduation rate
- 68.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,983/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $47,932
- Median debt
- $16,144
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,368/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 640 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,293 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($6,792 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 14% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.5% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 2.1% reported share · $3,148 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 3.0% reported share · $3,967 net A+ University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 2.8% reported share · $4,815 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 0.5% reported share · $3,637 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Health accounts for 7.1% of reported programs at University of California-Merced, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 3.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 592 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Merced's average net price is $11,983 per year, about $47,932 over four years. That is $7,293 below the $19,276 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,368 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,792 above the $57,576 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-Merced #89 of 640 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.