Public Health at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Georgetown.

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.

Georgetown Public Health Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown performed in these rankings.

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 Georgetown 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 Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	38
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	49
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	103
	136
	155
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	169
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Best Value Public Health Schools	533

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in public health from Georgetown. This makes it the #169 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgetown Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at Georgetown awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students 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 Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Public Health/International Health	48

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770
Physicists	670	$144,300

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.