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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 142 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from SNHU.

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at SNHU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	154

In 2021, 236 students received their master’s degree in public health from SNHU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $34,495. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 142 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from SNHU. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SNHU Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 students earned a master's degree in public health from SNHU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from SNHU, 53% 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 New Hampshire University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	125
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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

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.