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General Public Health at Grand Valley State University

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General Public Health at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

GVSU General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Public Health Master’s Program

80% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 general public health majors earned their master's degree from GVSU. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from GVSU, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,960 $111,780
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Community Health Workers 1,860 $44,380

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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