General Public Health at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Vanderbilt General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Vanderbilt, 63% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Physics
• Health Services Administration

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Community Health Workers	850	$44,630

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.