Public Health at East Tennessee State University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 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.

ETSU Public Health Degrees Available

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

ETSU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at ETSU 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at ETSU 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 East Tennessee 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ETSU Public Health Master’s Program

73% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public health master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	97
Environmental Health	9
International Public Health/International Health	3

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,710	$75,350
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Community Health Workers	850	$44,630

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
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