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General Public Health at Northwestern University

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

80% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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