General Public Health at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. Of the 321 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 121 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.

Georgia State General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Georgia State General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at Georgia State 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 general public health major at Georgia 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	24
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Best General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	49
	51
	63
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	71
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
	125
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	176
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	185
	222
Best General Public Health Schools	225
Best Value General Public Health Schools	235
	299

In 2021, 109 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Georgia State. This makes it the #21 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 general public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgia State. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Georgia State General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students earned a master's degree in general public health from Georgia State. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 14 students 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.