Public Health at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 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.

SNHU Public Health Degrees Available

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

SNHU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at SNHU 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 SNHU

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

SNHU 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

SNHU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public health master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	372
Public Health Education and Promotion	6

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Nursing
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	430	$74,410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.