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Public Health at Tufts University

Public Health at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 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.

Tufts Public Health Degrees Available

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

Tufts Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Tufts 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Public Health Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 40
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Tufts Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Tufts, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 58
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 60
Other Public Health 42
Health Services Administration 23
Public Health Education and Promotion 7

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers 15,380 $133,900
Community Health Workers 3,660 $44,500
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,410 $84,480

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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