General Public Health at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 47 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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.

Purdue General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Purdue General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at Purdue 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 Purdue 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 General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	44
Most Popular General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	63
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	141
	153
	164
Best Value General Public Health Schools	193
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	252

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Purdue. This makes it the #105 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general public health from Purdue. About 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical general 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 7% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purdue General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 30 general public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a general 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 general 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 general public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 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
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000

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

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