Public Health at Hofstra University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 62 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra Public Health Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Public Health Rankings

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

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 public health major at Hofstra 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
	44
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	80
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Public Health Schools	110
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	124
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	194
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in public health from Hofstra. This makes it the #124 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Hofstra Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $35,093. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from Hofstra. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 35 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hofstra, about 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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 Hofstra University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hofstra 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

The following public health concentations are available at Hofstra University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	62
General Public Health	32
Health/Medical Physics	6

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.