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General Public Health at Purdue University Global

General Public Health at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,927.

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.

Purdue University Global General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global General Public Health Master’s Program

82% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,350 $101,720
Community Health Workers 1,630 $42,000

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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