General Public Health at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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.

Northeastern General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Northeastern General Public Health Rankings

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In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Northeastern. This makes it the #240 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 2 general public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Health

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.