Public Health at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Public Health Degrees Available

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

Cornell Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Cornell 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cornell Public Health Master’s Program

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. Cornell 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 Cornell University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	32
International Public Health/International Health	23

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.