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Public Health at Dartmouth College

If you are interested in studying Public Health, consider the program at Dartmouth College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Dartmouth College sits in Hanover, NH.

During the most recent reporting year, 79 public health degrees were awarded at Dartmouth College.

Online & Distance Learning at Dartmouth College

Many students take online classes at Dartmouth College. Among 6,938 students, 40 (1%) studied exclusively online and 137 (2%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at Dartmouth College

These rankings give you a sense of how Dartmouth College’s Public Health program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New Hampshire	#1 of 5
Best Value	New Hampshire	#4 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#7 of 32
Best Value	New England (Region)	#22 of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#59 of 430
Best Value	Nationwide	#345 of 411

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Public Health graduates at Dartmouth College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Public Health graduates at Dartmouth College are 73% women (58) and 27% men (21).

Public Health Master’s Program at Dartmouth College

Of the 79 master’s public health graduates at Dartmouth College, 73% were women (58) and 27% were men (21).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Health master’s degree recipients at Dartmouth College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	37
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	5
Asian	10
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	10
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Public Health master’s degree recipients at Dartmouth College, below the national average of 47%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Health Concentrations at Dartmouth College

This Public Health program at Dartmouth College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Public Health	79

Top-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Graduates of the Public Health program at Dartmouth College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Public Health majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Physicists	$111,776
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Coroners	$110,095
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$105,544
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.