Public Health at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589. In 2021, 24 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Drexel.

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.

Drexel Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drexel

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Drexel does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

Drexel Public Health Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Drexel 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
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Public Health Schools	489

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in public health from Drexel. This makes it the #98 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Drexel Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drexel is $29,974. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The public health program at Drexel awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Drexel since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Drexel Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Drexel in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Drexel, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drexel also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Drexel University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	68
International Public Health/International Health	51
Environmental Health	5
Maternal and Child Health	4
Public Health Education and Promotion	1

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.