Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every 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 public health program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Public Health Degrees Available

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

Purdue Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Purdue, 56% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	55
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	78
Public Health Education and Promotion	24

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Other Health Professions
• Communication Sciences

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,610	$63,950
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	850	$62,590

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.