Public Health at Saint Joseph’s University

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

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,779 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.

St. Joe’s Public Health Degrees Available

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

St. Joe’s Public Health Rankings

The public health major at St. Joe's 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 St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Public Health Bachelor’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in public health.

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

St. Joe’s Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public health master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. St. Joe's does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 Saint Joseph's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	119

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions

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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.