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General Public Health at Hofstra University

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General Public Health at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hofstra General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Hofstra General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra General Public Health Master’s Program

69% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The general public health program at Hofstra awarded 29 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 general public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 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

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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