Public Health at Dillard University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Dillard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 1,215 students attend the school each year. Of the 194 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dillard University in 2021, 13 of them were public health majors.

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.

Dillard University Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Dillard University Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Dillard University 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 Dillard University 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
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Public Health Schools	46
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
	346
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	361
Most Popular Public Health Schools	391
Best Value Public Health Schools	559
	560
Best Public Health Schools	581

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Dillard University Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dillard University is $25,814. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at Dillard University

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

Dillard University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at Dillard University awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Dillard University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dillard University 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 LA, the home state for Dillard University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,400	$76,280
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	670	$54,690

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 Infrogmation under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.