Public Health at Hofstra University

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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

Hofstra Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Hofstra Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 35 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hofstra, about 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Medical Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.