Public Health at Roger Williams University

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Roger Williams University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from RWU.

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.

RWU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

RWU Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at RWU 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 public health major at RWU 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	199
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Most Focused Public Health Schools	354
Most Popular Public Health Schools	376

Public Health Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from RWU in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RWU 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

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roger Williams University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	14

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	300	$82,160
Community Health Workers	100	$47,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	100	$92,330

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.