Public Health at Alaska Pacific University

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

Alaska Pacific is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 493.

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.

Alaska Pacific Public Health Degrees Available

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

Alaska Pacific Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Alaska Pacific is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Public Health Student Demographics at Alaska Pacific

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

Alaska Pacific Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alaska Pacific since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Alaska Pacific are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alaska Pacific Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public health master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alaska Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	7

Related Majors

• Nursing
• Other 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 AK, the home state for Alaska Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,100	$114,670
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	670	$80,220
Community Health Workers	520	$46,590
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	490	$86,940
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	90	$65,960

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.