Public Health at Johnson & Wales University - Online

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Johnson & Wales University - Online stacks up to those at other schools.

JWU Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,152 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.

JWU Online Public Health Degrees Available

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

JWU Online Public Health Rankings

The public health major at JWU Online 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 JWU Online

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Johnson & Wales University - Online.

JWU Online Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at JWU Online 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 Johnson & Wales University - Online with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

JWU Online Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public health master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. JWU Online does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Johnson & Wales University - Online. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	2

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & 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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Online.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	300	$82,160
Community Health Workers	100	$47,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	100	$92,330

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.