Public Health at Lehman College

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

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 15,091 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.

Lehman Public Health Degrees Available

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

Lehman Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Lehman 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 Lehman

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

Lehman Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lehman Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public health master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Lehman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	102
General Public Health	3

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 Lehman College.

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.