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Public Health at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Simmons Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Simmons

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Simmons does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Simmons Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at Simmons awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers 15,380 $133,900
Community Health Workers 3,660 $44,500
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,410 $84,480

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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