General Public Health at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 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.

Ohio State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Ohio State General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at Ohio State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at Ohio State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ohio State General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Ohio State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Environmental Health

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,760	$101,390
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.