Public Health at Roanoke College

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 Roanoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and approximately 1,920 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Roanoke.

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.

Roanoke Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Roanoke Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused Public Health Schools	118
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213
Most Popular Public Health Schools	349

Public Health Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health from Roanoke. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Roanoke 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	17

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,980	$71,260

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 roanokecollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.