Public Health at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from GaSou.

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.

GaSou Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GaSou offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

GaSou Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at GaSou 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
Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	109
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In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in public health from GaSou. This makes it the #109 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of GaSou Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $28,220. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GaSou, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GaSou Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a master's degree in public health from GaSou. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GaSou also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,570	$71,450
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.