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Public Health at Roanoke College

Public Health at Roanoke College

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

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,920.

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.

Roanoke Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Roanoke Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Roanoke 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 Roanoke

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

Roanoke Public Health Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Roanoke College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 17

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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,980 $71,260

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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