Public Health at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

SLU Public Health Degrees Available

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

SLU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at SLU 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SLU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public health master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from SLU, 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Saint Louis University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	69
Other Public Health	1

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,840	$113,120
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,580	$69,880
Community Health Workers	1,370	$38,310
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	810	$53,820

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.