Public Health at Indiana University - Bloomington

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Indiana University - Bloomington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Public Health Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Public Health Rankings

The public health major at IU Bloomington 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Public Health Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at IU Bloomington are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	112
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

IU Bloomington Public Health Master’s Program

81% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public health master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from IU Bloomington, 62% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	134
Other Public Health	91
Health Services Administration	21
Behavioral Aspects of Health	8
Environmental Health	6
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,610	$63,950
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	850	$62,590

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
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