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Public Health at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

Virginia Tech Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

Virginia Tech Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Public Health Master’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 34 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from Virginia Tech in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Virginia Tech, 76% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 1
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,980 $71,260

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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