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Public Health at Fort Lewis College

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

FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and approximately 3,469 students attend the school each year. Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College in 2021, 22 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.

FLC Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

FLC Public Health Rankings

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

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 FLC 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 Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 55
Most Focused Public Health Schools 129
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 186
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 256
Most Popular Public Health Schools 315
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 342
352
Best Value Public Health Schools 478
Best Public Health Schools 554
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Earnings of FLC Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at FLC is $25,953. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

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Public Health Student Demographics at FLC

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

FLC Public Health Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from FLC. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Fort Lewis College with a bachelor's in public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 22

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 CO, the home state for Fort Lewis College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors 5,810 $144,880
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,460 $118,540
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,930 $93,010
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 2,120 $86,390
Physicists 930 $106,490

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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