Epidemiology at Emory University
If you are interested in studying epidemiology, you may want to check out the program at Emory University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.
Emory Epidemiology Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Epidemiology
Emory Epidemiology Rankings
There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Epidemiology Student Demographics at Emory
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at Emory University.
Emory Epidemiology Master’s Program
In the epidemiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a master's in epidemiology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 29 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 77 |
International Students | 21 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Related Majors
Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into
A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Emory University.
Occupation | Jobs in GA | Average Salary in GA |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 4,970 | $119,400 |
Medical Scientists | 1,710 | $75,800 |
Epidemiologists | 420 | $64,160 |
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 Mpspqr under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.