Other Public Health

Types of Degrees Other Public Health Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other public health graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,150
Graduate Certificate	390
Doctor’s Degree	72

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Other Public Health?

This major is dominated by women with about 80% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other public health majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	165
Black or African American	157
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	500
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	108

Geographic Diversity

Other Public Health appeals to people across the globe. About 7.0% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Public Health Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	2	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	5	3
Bachelor’s Degree	28	7
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	33	3
Post-Master’s	5	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	16	1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	1	0

Majors Related to Other Public Health

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other public health.

Major	Number of Grads
General Public Health	25,558
Public Health Education and Promotion	4,112
Health Services Administration	3,047
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	2,042
International Public Health/International Health	1,696
Environmental Health	1,439
Behavioral Aspects of Health	633
Maternal and Child Health	275
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	261
Health/Medical Physics	244
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	87

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Article 25 Flickr under License

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