Public Health at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. Of the 2,425 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 36 of them were public health majors.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NMSU Main Campus does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at NMSU Main Campus 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Public Health Schools	70
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	80
	119
Most Popular Public Health Schools	168

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in public health from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #177 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $24,431. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from NMSU Main Campus. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NMSU Main Campus Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in public health from NMSU Main Campus. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Physicists	1,770	$149,910
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$122,650
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	940	$72,440

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.