Public Health at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year.

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.

Colorado State Public Health Degrees Available

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

Colorado State Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Colorado State 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Colorado State 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Colorado State Public Health Master’s Program

83% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Colorado State, 83% 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in public health.

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Health	13

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,120	$86,390
Physicists	930	$106,490

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
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