Public Health at Dixie State University

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

Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and approximately 12,043 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,090 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dixie State 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.

Dixie State College Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Dixie State College Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Dixie State College 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	309
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
	444
Best Public Health Schools	571

Public Health Student Demographics at Dixie State College

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

Dixie State College Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Dixie State College. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Dixie State College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Dixie State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dixie State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dixie State College 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 Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 UT, the home state for Dixie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	880	$78,040
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	830	$68,480
Community Health Workers	550	$47,830

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 Manway under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.