General Public Health at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Tulane General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Tulane General Public Health Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Tulane, 62% 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Behavioral Aspects of Health
• Health Services Administration
• Environmental Health
• Other Public Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Community Health Workers	480	$39,840

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.