Public Health at Northeastern State University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Northeastern State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from NSU.

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.

NSU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NSU does offer online education options in public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NSU Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at NSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at NSU 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 Popular Online Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Online Public Health Schools	40
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Online Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Value Public Health Schools	114
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	127
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	127
	130
Best Public Health Schools	183
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
	257
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	357
Most Focused Public Health Schools	428

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public health from NSU. This is the #358 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NSU Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $34,828. This is 8% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from NSU. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NSU 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 Northeastern State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	15

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Optometry

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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,450	$90,680
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,560	$67,410
Community Health Workers	1,110	$47,110
Health Specialties Professors	1,080	$72,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	420	$65,490

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.