Public Health at American University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American University in 2021, 82 of them were public health majors.

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.

The American University Public Health Degrees Available

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

The American University Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at The American University 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Health Schools	117
Best Value Public Health Schools	524

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in public health from The American University. This makes it the #265 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from The American University Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at The American University is $36,775. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from The American University in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at The American University 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 American University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

The American University Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770
Physicists	670	$144,300

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.