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Public Health at Meharry Medical College

Public Health at Meharry Medical College

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

Meharry Medical College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 944 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.

Meharry Medical College Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

Meharry Medical College Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Meharry Medical College

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

Meharry Medical College Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Meharry Medical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 17

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 TN, the home state for Meharry Medical College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,710 $75,350
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,410 $72,470
Community Health Workers 850 $44,630

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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