Public Health at Lehman College

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Lehman College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 15,091. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Lehman.

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.

Lehman Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Lehman

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lehman offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lehman Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Lehman 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 Lehman 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
	46
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Public Health Schools	104
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	147
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	168
Most Focused Public Health Schools	177
Best Value Public Health Schools	224
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	266
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	306
Best Public Health Schools	436

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in public health from Lehman. This makes it the #145 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Lehman Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehman is $38,263. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehman, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehman Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Lehman in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Lehman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehman College with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lehman 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 Lehman College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	102
General Public Health	3

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Lehman 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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.