General Public Health at American University

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. In 2021, 74 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from The American University.

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.

The American University General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

The American University General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at The American University 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 general public health major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	41
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best General Public Health Schools	75
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	87
	104
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	142
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Best Value General Public Health Schools	322

General Public Health Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at The American University 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 American University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.