Public Health at Ponce Health Sciences University

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Ponce Health Sciences University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

PHSU is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 699.

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.

PHSU Public Health Degrees Available

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

PHSU Public Health Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at PHSU

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

PHSU Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in public health from PHSU. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. PHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Medicine

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 PR, the home state for Ponce Health Sciences University.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.