Public Health at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 273 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from ECU.

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.

ECU Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

ECU Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at ECU 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 Schools	23
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	78
	109
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	222
Best Value Public Health Schools	298
	520

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in public health from ECU. This makes it the #78 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of ECU Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $29,077. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 273 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from ECU in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	140
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

ECU Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in public health from ECU. About 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from ECU, 67% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ECU 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

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	284
General Public Health	45
Environmental Health	15

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health 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 East Carolina 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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.