General Public Health at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 2,686 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.

Lenoir - Rhyne University General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Lenoir - Rhyne University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lenoir - Rhyne University offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lenoir - Rhyne University General Public Health Rankings

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.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in general public health from Lenoir - Rhyne University. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Lenoir - Rhyne University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Lenoir - Rhyne University, 80% 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Lenoir - Rhyne University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.