General Public Health at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Drexel General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Drexel General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at Drexel is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Drexel General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Maternal and Child Health
• Environmental Health
• International Public Health/International Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Daderot under License

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