Public Health at Rider University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rider University in 2021, 10 of them were public health majors.

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.

Rider Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Rider Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Rider 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
	29
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
	65
Best Public Health Schools	94
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274
Best Value Public Health Schools	382
Most Popular Public Health Schools	438
Most Focused Public Health Schools	461

Public Health Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	10

Related Majors

• Nursing
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,240	$80,990
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.