Public Health at Eastern Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Eastern Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Public Health Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Eastern Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Eastern Michigan 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 Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
	226
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	342
Best Public Health Schools	442

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in public health from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #319 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Eastern Michigan Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $31,401. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Michigan Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 100% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	27
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,250	$70,910
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.