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Public Health at Syracuse University

Public Health at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse Public Health Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Public Health Master’s Program

63% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public health master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 6
Health Services Administration 3

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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Community Health Workers 6,590 $44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 3,780 $76,020

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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