Public Health at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. Of the 241 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 9 of them were public health majors.

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.

Excelsior College Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

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, Excelsior College does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College 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	24
	31
Most Popular Online Public Health Schools	47
	175
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	180
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	189
	207
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	258
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	259
Most Popular Public Health Schools	282
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Most Focused Public Health Schools	504

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in public health from Excelsior College. This makes it the #189 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from Excelsior College. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior College Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in public health from Excelsior College. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Excelsior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	26
Public Health Education and Promotion	2

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Other 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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.