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Public Health at Texas State University

Public Health at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State Public Health Degrees Available

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

Texas State Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 Texas State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Texas State Public Health Master’s Program

89% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public health master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 21
Public Health Education and Promotion 16

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 11,870 $75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,170 $80,880
Community Health Workers 2,820 $41,640

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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