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. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 62 of them were public health majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Hofstra compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	44
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	80
Most Popular Public Health Schools	110

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in public health from Hofstra. This makes it the #124 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Hofstra Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $35,093. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 62 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hofstra, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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	12
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hofstra also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.