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Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

Purdue Public Health Degrees Available

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

Purdue Public Health Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Public Health Master’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Purdue in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Purdue, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,350 $101,720
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,610 $63,950
Community Health Workers 1,630 $42,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 850 $62,590

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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