Public Health at Excelsior 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 Excelsior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

Excelsior College Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in public health from Excelsior College. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.