Public Health at Arcadia University

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Arcadia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,300.

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.

Arcadia Public Health Degrees Available

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

Arcadia Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Arcadia 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 Arcadia

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

Arcadia Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Arcadia Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public health master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Arcadia, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arcadia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	43

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.