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General Public Health at Lenoir - Rhyne University

General Public Health at Lenoir - Rhyne University

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Lenoir - Rhyne University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,686.

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.

Lenoir - Rhyne University General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Lenoir - Rhyne University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lenoir - Rhyne University offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Lenoir - Rhyne University General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University General Public Health Master’s Program

94% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Lenoir - Rhyne University, 81% 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NC, the home state for Lenoir - Rhyne University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Community Health Workers 810 $41,610

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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