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Public Health at Alaska Pacific University

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Alaska Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alaska Pacific is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 493. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in public health.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Alaska Pacific Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

Alaska Pacific Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Alaska Pacific

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Alaska Pacific University.

Alaska Pacific Public Health Master’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Alaska Pacific, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. Alaska Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Alaska Pacific, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for Alaska Pacific University.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,100 $114,670
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 670 $80,220
Community Health Workers 520 $46,590
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 490 $86,940
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 90 $65,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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