General Public Health at Georgia State University

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

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Georgia State General Public Health Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State General Public Health Master’s Program

74% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general 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 general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 24% 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 general 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

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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
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