Public Health at Hunter College
Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Hunter.
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.
Hunter Public Health Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
Hunter Public Health Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Hunter 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 Hunter 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 |
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26 | |
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 45 |
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools | 109 |
Best Value Public Health Schools | 125 |
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 224 |
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools | 357 |
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools | 357 |
In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public health from Hunter. This is the #358 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.
Public Health Student Demographics at Hunter
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Hunter College.
Hunter Public Health Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's in public health.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Hunter 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
Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Public Health Education and Promotion | 16 |
Related Majors
- Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
- Communication Sciences
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.
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 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 4,400 | $79,340 |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 3,780 | $76,020 |
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 Beyond My Ken under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.