Public Health at Lehigh University

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 Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 33 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.

Lehigh Public Health Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Health (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Lehigh Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Focused Public Health Schools	282

Public Health Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehigh, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.