Public Health at The College of New Jersey

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at The College of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and approximately 7,783 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.

TCNJ Public Health Degrees Available

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

TCNJ Public Health Rankings

The public health major at TCNJ 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 TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 The College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TCNJ Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public health master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. TCNJ does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The College of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	53

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,240	$80,990
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.