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General Public Health at Hofstra University

General Public Health at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 10,444.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Hofstra General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Hofstra General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra General Public Health Master’s Program

83% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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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