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General Public Health at Oregon State University

General Public Health at Oregon State University

Every general 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 general public health program at Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

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.

Oregon State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Oregon State General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at Oregon 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at Oregon 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 62
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Oregon State General Public Health Master’s Program

74% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Oregon State, 58% 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 Oregon State University with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 36
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,680 $118,730
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $145,380
Community Health Workers 750 $42,350

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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