General Public Health at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 71 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Florida State.

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.

Florida State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Florida State General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Florida State 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 Florida State 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
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	62
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Best General Public Health Schools	167
Best Value General Public Health Schools	169

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Florida State. This makes it the #89 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 general public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida State, about 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Florida State University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida State General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State 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

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.