Public Health at Excelsior University

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Excelsior University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

Excelsior University is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974.

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.

Excelsior University Public Health Degrees Available

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

Excelsior University Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Excelsior University 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 Excelsior University

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

Excelsior University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Excelsior University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Excelsior University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior University Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
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 Excelsior University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	26
Public Health Education and Promotion	2

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Other Health Professions

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.