General Public Health at Northwestern University
If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.
Northwestern General Public Health Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in General Public Health
Northwestern General Public Health Rankings
General Public Health Student Demographics at Northwestern
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Northwestern University.
Northwestern General Public Health Master’s Program
In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 general 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 |
Related Majors
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 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 |
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.