Public Health at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In 2021, 49 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Duke.

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.

Duke Public Health Degrees Available

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

Duke Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Duke 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 public health major at Duke 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
Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Best Public Health Schools	43
	81
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	117
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	205
	210
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused Public Health Schools	334
	356

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in public health from Duke. This makes it the #133 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Duke. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Duke Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from Duke in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Duke 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Public Health/International Health	87

Related Majors

• Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,440	$69,870
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.