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Public Health at Truman State University

Public Health at Truman State University

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 Truman State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 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.

Truman State Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Truman State Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Truman 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 Truman State

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

Truman State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% 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 Truman State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Truman State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion 61

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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,840 $113,120
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,580 $69,880
Community Health Workers 1,370 $38,310
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 810 $53,820

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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