Public Health at College of Charleston

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 College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from C of C.

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.

C of C Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

C of C Public Health Rankings

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

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 C of C 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	22
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Public Health Schools	56
Most Popular Public Health Schools	81
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
	341
Best Public Health Schools	363
Best Value Public Health Schools	517
	555

Earnings of C of C Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at C of C is $27,973. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from C of C. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	90
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	132

Related Majors

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 College of Charleston.

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.