General Public Health at Benedict College

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 Benedict College stacks up to those at other schools.

Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 1,731 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedict College.

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.

Benedict College General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

Benedict College General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Benedict College performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at Benedict College 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
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	49
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	311

General Public Health Student Demographics at Benedict College

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

Benedict College General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Public Health from Benedict College in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Benedict College 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

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 SC, the home state for Benedict College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Community Health Workers	270	$42,770

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.