Public Health at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 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.

FIU Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

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? FIU offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FIU Public Health Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 public health majors earned their master's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	7
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,920	$66,790
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	510	$46,530

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.