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Public Health at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

NIU Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

NIU Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Public Health Master’s Program

94% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in public health from NIU. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,300 $76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,690 $78,640
Community Health Workers 1,270 $42,250

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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