Public Health at Xavier University of Louisiana

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

XULA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 3,383.

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.

XULA Public Health Degrees Available

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

XULA Public Health Rankings

The public health major at XULA 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 XULA

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

XULA Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

XULA Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public health master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Xavier University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	45

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 LA, the home state for Xavier University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,400	$76,280
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	670	$54,690

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 anthony turducken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.