General Public Health at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,779.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Benedictine U General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Benedictine U General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Benedictine U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Other Public Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.