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General Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York

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General Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

Columbia General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Columbia General Public Health Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia General Public Health Master’s Program

83% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 314 general public health majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 59
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 135
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Community Health Workers 6,590 $44,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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