General Public Health at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Northwestern General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 46 general public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.