Public Health at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948. In 2021, 58 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Brown.

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.

Brown Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Brown Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 public health major at Brown 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
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Public Health Schools	8
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	11
	17
	21
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Public Health Schools	74
Most Focused Public Health Schools	78
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	82
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	101
	109
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	274
Best Value Public Health Schools	438

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in public health from Brown. This makes it the #51 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Brown Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brown is $42,643. This is 32% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at Brown awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Brown Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a master's degree in public health from Brown. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	95
Health Services Administration	24
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	17
International Public Health/International Health	4
Behavioral Aspects of Health	4

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• Medicine

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	300	$82,160
Community Health Workers	100	$47,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	100	$92,330

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.