Public Health at Syracuse University

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse Public Health Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Syracuse 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 Syracuse

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

Syracuse Public Health Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 Syracuse since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse Public Health Master’s Program

63% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public health master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	54
Health Services Administration	3

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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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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