General Public Health at Ponce Health Sciences University

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

PHSU is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 699.

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.

PHSU General Public Health Degrees Available

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

PHSU General Public Health Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at PHSU

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

PHSU General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from PHSU in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. PHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 PR, the home state for Ponce Health Sciences University.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.