General Public Health at East Tennessee State University

What traits are you looking for in a general 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 general public health program.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713.

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.

ETSU General Public Health Degrees Available

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

ETSU General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at ETSU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical general 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 2% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ETSU General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general 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 general 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

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• Environmental 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 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
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
• Image Credit: By Boboskaditdatin under License

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