Public Health at Coastal Carolina University

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Coastal Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,118. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Coastal Carolina University.

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.

Coastal Carolina University Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Coastal Carolina University Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Coastal Carolina University 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 Coastal Carolina University 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	56
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Public Health Schools	130
Most Popular Public Health Schools	145
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
	344
Best Public Health Schools	494
Best Value Public Health Schools	517
	557

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Coastal Carolina University Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Coastal Carolina University is $27,315. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from Coastal Carolina University in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Coastal Carolina 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 Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Coastal Carolina University 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

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Coastal Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	74

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 Coastal Carolina 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 DKHardee/Kyle Hardee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.