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Other Public Health

1,782 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
1,076 Master's Degrees Annually
#170 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Other Public Health Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other public health graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,501
Master’s Degree 1,150
Graduate Certificate 390
Doctor’s Degree 72
Associate Degree 24
Basic Certificate 14
Undergraduate Certificate 6

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Public Health?

1,501 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
80% Percent Women
62% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The major attracts more women than men. About 80% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other public health majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 435
Black or African American 173
Hispanic or Latino 253
White 510
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 97

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Public Health. About 2.2% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Public Health Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 2 1
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 5 3
Bachelor’s Degree 28 7
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 33 3
Post-Master’s 5 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 16 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 1 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other public health.

Major Number of Grads
General Public Health 25,558
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,112
Health Services Administration 3,047
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,042
International Public Health/International Health 1,696
Environmental Health 1,439
Behavioral Aspects of Health 633
Maternal and Child Health 275
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 261
Health/Medical Physics 244
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 87

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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