Public Health at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 33 of them were public health majors.

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.

Lehigh Public Health Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Health (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Lehigh Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Lehigh 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 public health major at Lehigh 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
Most Focused Public Health Basic Certificate Schools	30
Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools	32
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Public Health Schools	250
Most Focused Public Health Schools	282

Public Health Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from Lehigh in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Lehigh are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehigh 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

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Health	33

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.