Public Health at Dartmouth College

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Dartmouth College stacks up to those at other schools.

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292.

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.

Dartmouth Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Dartmouth Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Dartmouth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Dartmouth College.

Dartmouth Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Dartmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Dartmouth, 51% 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 Dartmouth College with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	44
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Dartmouth College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dartmouth College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	101

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medicine

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	430	$74,410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.