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Public Health at Grand Valley State University

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Public Health at Grand Valley State University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

GVSU Public Health Rankings

Public Health Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Public Health Master’s Program

80% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from GVSU, 56% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,780 $69,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,250 $70,910
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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