General Public Health at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. Of the 347 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in 2021, 5 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.

Samford 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

Online Classes Are Available at Samford

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Samford offers distance education options for general public health at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Samford General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Samford performed in these rankings.

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 general public health major at Samford 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
	24
Most Focused General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Online General Public Health Schools	42
	105
	111
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	125
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	154
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
	174
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Samford. This makes it the #111 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 Samford

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

Samford General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general public health from Samford. About 40% were men and 60% 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 Samford since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Samford General Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in general public health from Samford in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Samford, 74% 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 Samford University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Samford 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

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.