The General Public Health Major at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

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General Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LSU Health - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 2,827.

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.

LSU Health - New Orleans General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at LSU Health - New Orleans

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.

LSU Health - New Orleans does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

LSU Health - New Orleans General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at LSU Health - New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at LSU Health - New Orleans

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

LSU Health - New Orleans General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LSU Health - New Orleans General Public Health Master’s Program

74% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. LSU Health - New Orleans does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from LSU Health - New Orleans, 55% 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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Community Health Workers	480	$39,840

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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