General Public Health at Ferris State University

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 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.

Ferris General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ferris

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Ferris does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Ferris General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

Ferris General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Ferris, 100% 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 Ferris State University with a master's in general public health.

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

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.