Public Health at Monroe College

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Monroe College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 6,541 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.

Monroe College Public Health Degrees Available

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

Monroe College Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Monroe College 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 Monroe College

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

Monroe College Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Monroe College with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Monroe College Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Monroe College with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	2
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Monroe College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	139
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	75
General Public Health	48

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing
• 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 NY, the home state for Monroe College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.