Public Health at Northeastern Illinois University

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Public Health Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in public health.

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

Northeastern Illinois University Public Health Master’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 100% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in public health.

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

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 Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	17

Mental & Social Health 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,300	$76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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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