Epidemiology at Tulane University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying epidemiology, you may want to check out the program at Tulane University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Epidemiology section at the bottom of this page.

Tulane Epidemiology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

Tulane Epidemiology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at Tulane

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at Tulane University of Louisiana.

Tulane Epidemiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. Tulane does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in epidemiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Medical Scientists	120	$69,600
Epidemiologists	100	$54,620

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.