Public Health at Winona State University

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

Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,106. Of the 1,622 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Winona State University in 2021, 26 of them were public health majors.

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.

Winona State Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Winona State Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Winona State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Winona State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Public Health Schools	104
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169

Public Health Student Demographics at Winona State

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

Winona State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at Winona State awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Winona State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Winona 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 Winona State University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Winona State also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• 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 MN, the home state for Winona State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,710	$78,140
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
• Image Credit: By Jonathunder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.