General Public Health at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Every general 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 general public health program at The Graduate Center, CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Graduate Center General Public Health Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center General Public Health Rankings

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In 2021, 188 students received their master’s degree in general public health from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #12 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 students earned a master's degree in general public health from The Graduate Center. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	53
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Health
• Health Services Administration

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.