Public Health at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533.

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.

Columbia Southern University Public Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Health

Columbia Southern University Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Public Health Master’s Program

77% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Columbia Southern University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 Columbia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	93

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,290	$71,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830

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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