Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from SCSU.

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.

SCSU Public Health Degrees Available

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

SCSU Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how SCSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at SCSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	191

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in public health from SCSU. This makes it the #173 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from SCSU Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $31,878. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCSU Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from SCSU in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from SCSU, 55% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCSU also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	680	$83,660
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	120	$54,680

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.