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Public Health at Northeastern State University

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

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 7,349. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from NSU.

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.

NSU Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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, NSU does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NSU Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

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 NSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
Most Popular Online Public Health Schools 40
Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools 46
Best Value Public Health Schools 114
130
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 232

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public health from NSU. This is the #358 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $34,828. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

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Public Health Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at NSU awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 State University with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,450 $90,680
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,560 $67,410
Community Health Workers 1,110 $47,110
Health Specialties Professors 1,080 $72,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 420 $65,490

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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