Environmental Health at Emory University
If you plan to study environmental health, take a look at what Emory University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.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 Environmental Health section at the bottom of this page.
Emory Environmental Health Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Environmental Health
Emory Environmental Health Rankings
There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Environmental Health Student Demographics at Emory
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at Emory University.
Emory Environmental Health Master’s Program
In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 environmental health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 9 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
- Other Public Health
- Health Services Administration
- International Public Health/International Health
- Public Health Education and Promotion
Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into
A degree in environmental 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.
Occupation | Jobs in GA | Average Salary in GA |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 4,970 | $119,400 |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 1,570 | $71,450 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 1,300 | $72,860 |
Epidemiologists | 420 | $64,160 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 380 | $63,570 |
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.