Public Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

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.

WCUPA Public Health Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Public Health Rankings

The public health major at WCUPA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCUPA Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	122
Environmental Health	14

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Movement & Mind-Body Therapies
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.