General Public Health at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and approximately 5,152 students attend the school each year. Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in 2021, 9 of them were general public health majors.

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.

SMU MN General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at SMU MN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMU MN does offer online courses in general public health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU MN General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at SMU MN 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 SMU MN 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
	106
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best General Public Health Schools	196
	216
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	253
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	253
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	284
Best Value General Public Health Schools	325

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general public health from SMU MN. This is the #254 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in general public health from SMU MN. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU MN since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.