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. In 2021, 23 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	100
Most Focused Public Health Schools	453

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in public health from Cornell. This makes it the #135 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cornell. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at Cornell awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.