Public Health at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 93,349. Of the 547 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University in 2021, 62 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.

Liberty University Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty 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? Liberty University offers distance education options for public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Liberty University 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 Liberty University 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
Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular Public Health Schools	16
Most Popular Online Public Health Schools	23
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value Public Health Schools	102
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	104
Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Most Focused Public Health Schools	264
	308
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	313
	338
	543

In 2021, 326 students received their master’s degree in public health from Liberty University. This makes it the #6 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Liberty University Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Liberty University is $25,731. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Health Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Liberty University, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Liberty University 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 Liberty University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Liberty University Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 326 students earned a master's degree in public health from Liberty University. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	126
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

Liberty University 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 Liberty University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Liberty University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	295
Health Services Administration	70
Public Health Education and Promotion	62

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medicine
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,980	$71,260

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.