General Public Health at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974. Of the 241 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 7 of them were general public health majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Excelsior College General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Excelsior College 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 general public health major at Excelsior College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value General Public Health Schools	110
	125
	130
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	180
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	181
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	188
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Best General Public Health Schools	218

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Excelsior College. This makes it the #139 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior College General Public Health Master’s Program

The general public health program at Excelsior College awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 general 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 general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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.