Public Health at Benedict College

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 Benedict College stacks up to those at other schools.

Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 1,731 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedict College.

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.

Benedict College Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Benedict College Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Benedict College 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 Benedict College 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
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Public Health Schools	108
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	318

Public Health Student Demographics at Benedict College

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

Benedict College Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Benedict College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,140	$61,990
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	370	$62,060

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.