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Public Health at Wake Forest University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Wake Forest University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Wake Forest University Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

Wake Forest University Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Public Health Master’s Program

60% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at Wake Forest University awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,440 $69,870
Community Health Workers 810 $41,610

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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