General Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 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.

Purdue General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Purdue General Public Health Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue General Public Health Master’s Program

77% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Purdue, 57% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	55
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 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
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000

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
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