Public Health at Northwestern University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Public Health Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Northwestern 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 Northwestern

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

Northwestern Public Health Bachelor’s Program

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 6% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwestern Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Northwestern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Public Health/International Health	61
General Public Health	46

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & 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 Northwestern 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
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.