Public Health at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Hofstra University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hofstra Public Health Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hofstra Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Hofstra University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	62
General Public Health	32
Health/Medical Physics	6

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.