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.

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

NMSU Main Campus Public Health 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.

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

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 32% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NMSU Main Campus Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public health master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	57
General Public Health	3

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.