General Public Health at Walden University

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at Walden University stacks up to those at other schools.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Walden University General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Walden University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Walden University offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

There were 140 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Walden University General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Walden University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.