Public Health at Southeastern Louisiana University

If you are interested in studying public health, you may want to check out the program at Southeastern Louisiana University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Southeastern.

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.

Southeastern Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Southeastern

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Southeastern Public Health Rankings

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

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 Southeastern 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 Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools	43
Most Focused Public Health Basic Certificate Schools	43
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Most Focused Public Health Schools	209
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Best Value Public Health Schools	321
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	357
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	357
	403
Best Public Health Schools	404

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public health from Southeastern. This is the #358 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Southeastern Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeastern is $31,953. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Southeastern

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

Southeastern Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southeastern, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Southeastern 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southeastern 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 Southeastern Louisiana University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Services Administration	43
Public Health Education and Promotion	7

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing

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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,400	$76,280
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	670	$54,690

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.