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Public Health at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,987 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 2021, 58 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.

Brown Public Health Degrees Available

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

Brown Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Brown performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Brown 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 Master’s Degree Schools 11
109
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools 274

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in public health from Brown. This makes it the #51 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Brown Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brown is $42,643. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

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Public Health Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Public Health Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 58 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from Brown in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Brown Public Health Master’s Program

74% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 42
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Brown also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,660 $128,660
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 300 $82,160
Community Health Workers 100 $47,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 100 $92,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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