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General Public Health at Northern Illinois University

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General Public Health at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from NIU.

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.

NIU General Public Health Degrees Available

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

NIU General Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools 23
Best Value General Public Health Schools 60
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Most Popular General Public Health Schools 104
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157
Most Focused General Public Health Schools 161
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools 166
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools 186
Best General Public Health Schools 198

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in general public health from NIU. This makes it the #167 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in general public health from NIU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NIU General Public Health Master’s Program

93% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in general public health from NIU. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Community Health Workers 1,270 $42,250

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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