Public Health at Yale University

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Yale University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year.

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.

Yale Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Yale Public Health Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public health master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Yale University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	62
Environmental Health	14
International Public Health/International Health	5
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	4

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions
• Medicine
• Allied Health Professions

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	680	$83,660
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	120	$54,680

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
• Image Credit: By Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.