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General Public Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

General Public Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

WCUPA General Public Health Degrees Available

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

WCUPA General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at WCUPA 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 WCUPA

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

WCUPA General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCUPA General Public Health Master’s Program

83% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 general public health.

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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

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 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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