Public Health at Franklin Pierce University

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

Franklin Pierce is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and approximately 1,928 students attend the school each year. Of the 331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Franklin Pierce University in 2021, 2 of them were public health majors.

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.

Franklin Pierce Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Franklin Pierce

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Franklin Pierce Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Franklin Pierce performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Franklin Pierce 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Online Public Health Schools	76
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	89
	150
	171
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	264
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	299
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	331
Most Popular Public Health Schools	405
Best Public Health Schools	509
Best Value Public Health Schools	567

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in public health from Franklin Pierce. This makes it the #265 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at Franklin Pierce

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

Franklin Pierce Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from Franklin Pierce in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Franklin Pierce University with a bachelor's in public health.

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

Franklin Pierce Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public health master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Franklin Pierce does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Franklin Pierce, 88% 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 Franklin Pierce University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Franklin Pierce also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing
• Health Sciences & Services

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 NH, the home state for Franklin Pierce University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	430	$74,410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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 User:LionOfJudah80 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.