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General Public Health at Northern Illinois University

General Public Health at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

NIU General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

NIU General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Public Health Master’s Program

90% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Northern 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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