General Public Health at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Wayne State General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at Wayne State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	136
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Wayne State General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Wayne State, 53% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Physics
• Behavioral Aspects of 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.