Public Health at Delaware State University

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Del State.

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.

Del State Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Del State Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Del State performed in these rankings.

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 Del 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	150
Most Focused Public Health Schools	221
Best Public Health Schools	267
Most Popular Public Health Schools	349

Public Health Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Del State, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,040	$131,260
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	460	$75,580
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	370	$59,890
Community Health Workers	140	$40,940

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.