Public Health at Georgia State University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Georgia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

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.

Georgia State Public Health Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Public Health Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	19
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	139

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions
• Nursing
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,570	$71,450
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.