Public Health at New York University

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what New York University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU Public Health Degrees Available

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

NYU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at NYU 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at New York University.

NYU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 York University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NYU Public Health Master’s Program

50% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public health master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	5
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 New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	112
Environmental Health	22

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 New York University.

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
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