Public Health at Alvernia University

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Alvernia.

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.

Alvernia Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Alvernia does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Alvernia Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Alvernia 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 Alvernia 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
Most Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	79
Best Public Health Schools	101
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value Public Health Schools	433

Public Health Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from Alvernia in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Alvernia 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 Alvernia University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Alvernia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alvernia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	22

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.