Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Public Health Degrees Available

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

Purdue Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Purdue 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 Purdue 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
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular Public Health Schools	108
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	127
Best Public Health Schools	151
Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	187
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	288
	296
Best Value Public Health Schools	318
Most Focused Public Health Schools	416
	475

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in public health from Purdue. This makes it the #142 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $29,968. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 public health majors earned their master's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Purdue, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	78
Public Health Education and Promotion	24

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Other Health Professions
• Communication Sciences

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,610	$63,950
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	850	$62,590

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.