Public Health at Rivier University

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

Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 2,178.

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.

Rivier Public Health Degrees Available

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

Rivier Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Rivier 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Rivier

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

Rivier Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Rivier since its program graduates 47% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Rivier 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 Rivier University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rivier Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Rivier, 100% 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 Rivier University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rivier University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	18

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Nursing

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 NH, the home state for Rivier University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	430	$74,410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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 RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.