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

PHSU Public Health Rankings

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

70% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public health master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. PHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% 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 50% 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	33
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ponce Health Sciences University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	25

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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