Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

65% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 SCSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCSU Public Health Master’s Program

73% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public health master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	78

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
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