General Public Health at Dixie State University

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what Dixie State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and has a total student population of 12,043. Of the 362 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dixie State University in 2021, 13 of them were general public health majors.

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.

Dixie State College General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

Dixie State College General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Dixie State College performed in these rankings.

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 general public health major at Dixie State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
	137
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	250
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	281
Best Value General Public Health Schools	290

General Public Health Student Demographics at Dixie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Dixie State University.

Dixie State College General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in general public health from Dixie State College. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Dixie State College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at Dixie State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dixie State University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dixie State College also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 UT, the home state for Dixie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Community Health Workers	550	$47,830

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 Manway under License

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