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General Public Health at Michigan State University

General Public Health at Michigan State University

Every general 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 general public health program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Michigan State General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State General Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Michigan State, 74% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,960 $111,780
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Community Health Workers 1,860 $44,380

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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