General Public Health at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year.

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.

Eastern General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Eastern General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Eastern, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
• Environmental Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560
Community Health Workers	1,220	$38,210

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.