Public Health at Charleston Southern University

Every 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 public health program at Charleston Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 3,350 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from CSU.

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.

CSU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

CSU Public Health Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at CSU 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 Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
Most Focused Public Health Schools	233
	262
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Most Popular Public Health Schools	366
	432
Best Public Health Schools	444
Best Value Public Health Schools	502

Public Health Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at CSU awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% 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 CSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at CSU 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 Charleston Southern University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSU 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 Charleston Southern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Charleston Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	15

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health 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 SC, the home state for Charleston Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,140	$61,990
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	370	$62,060

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 CharlestonSouthern under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.