General Public Health at Augusta University

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

Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and approximately 8,920 students attend the school each year.

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.

Augusta University General Public Health Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in General Public Health (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Augusta University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Augusta University offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Augusta University General Public Health Rankings

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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Augusta University

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

Augusta University General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from Augusta University in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Augusta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.