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General Public Health at Howard University

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if Howard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 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.

Howard General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Howard General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard General Public Health Master’s Program

89% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in general public health from Howard. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,580 $145,760
Community Health Workers 810 $61,770

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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