Public Health at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421.

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.

Elmhurst Public Health Degrees Available

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

Elmhurst Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Elmhurst 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Elmhurst Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elmhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,300	$76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.