Public Health at St Petersburg College
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.
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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 |
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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.
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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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.
Related Majors
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
- Allied Health Professions
- 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 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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