Public Health at Goodwin College

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

Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,312.

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.

Goodwin Public Health Degrees Available

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

Goodwin Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Goodwin 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 Goodwin

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

Goodwin Public Health Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Goodwin College with a bachelor's in public health.

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

Goodwin 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 20% men graduate in public health each year. Goodwin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
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 Goodwin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	23

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting 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 CT, the home state for Goodwin College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	680	$83,660
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	120	$54,680

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.