General Public Health at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and approximately 6,292 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.

Dartmouth General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Dartmouth General Public Health Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students earned a master's degree in general public health from Dartmouth. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Dartmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	47
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.