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Public Health at St Petersburg College

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at St Petersburg College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and approximately 26,430 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,391 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Petersburg College in 2021, 127 of them were public health majors.

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.

SPC Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at SPC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SPC does offer online education options in public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SPC Public Health Rankings

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

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 SPC 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 Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Value Public Health Schools 19

Earnings of SPC Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPC is $41,491. This is 29% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

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Public Health Student Demographics at SPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at St Petersburg College.

SPC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 127 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from SPC in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at SPC 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 St Petersburg College with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 66
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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

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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,920 $58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,920 $66,790
Community Health Workers 2,880 $39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 510 $46,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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