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Public Health at University of South Dakota

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Public Health at University of South Dakota

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if University of South Dakota is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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.

USD Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health

USD Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Public Health Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Public Health Master’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at USD awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

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Of the students who received a public health master's degree from USD, 71% 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 University of South Dakota with a master's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Medical and Health Services Managers 730 $106,830
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 210 $61,250
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 170 $68,220
Health Specialties Professors 160 $95,150

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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