Public Health at Alaska Pacific University

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

Alaska Pacific is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 493 students attend the school each year.

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.

Alaska Pacific Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Alaska Pacific Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at Alaska Pacific

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

Alaska Pacific Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at Alaska Pacific awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Alaska Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Alaska Pacific, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Alaska Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	7

Related Majors

• Nursing
• Other Health Professions

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 AK, the home state for Alaska Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,100	$114,670
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	670	$80,220
Community Health Workers	520	$46,590
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	490	$86,940
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	90	$65,960

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.