Epidemiology at Drexel University
If you are interested in studying epidemiology, you may want to check out the program at Drexel University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.
Drexel Epidemiology Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Epidemiology
Online Classes Are Available at Drexel
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Drexel offers distance education options for epidemiology at the following degree levels:
Drexel Epidemiology Rankings
There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Epidemiology Student Demographics at Drexel
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at Drexel University.
Drexel Epidemiology Master’s Program
In the epidemiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drexel University with a master's in epidemiology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 21 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Related Majors
Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into
A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Drexel University.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 12,420 | $95,160 |
Medical Scientists | 7,970 | $114,370 |
Epidemiologists | 130 | $79,690 |
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 Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.