General Public Health at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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.

Yale General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Yale General Public Health Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• International Public Health/International Health
• Environmental 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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.