Public Health at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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 Louisiana State University - Shreveport stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and approximately 9,955 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.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Public Health Degrees Available

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Louisiana State University - Shreveport 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 Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana State University - Shreveport since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Louisiana State University - Shreveport does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University - Shreveport with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana State University - Shreveport. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	27
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	18

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,400	$76,280
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	670	$54,690

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.