Public Health at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. Of the 551 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Northwest in 2021, 22 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.

IU Northwest Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

IU Northwest Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at IU Northwest 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
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Best Value Public Health Schools	426

Earnings of IU Northwest Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Northwest is $29,649. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from IU Northwest. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

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 - Northwest.

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
• Image Credit: By Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.