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Public Health at Georgia Southern University

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.

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

GaSou Public Health 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.

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.

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

90% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

GaSou Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 153

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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