General Public Health at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. Of the 2,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 136 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.

SNHU General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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.

SNHU does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at SNHU 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 general public health major at SNHU 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
Most Popular Online General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online General Public Health Schools	6
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	62
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
	183
	210
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	227
Best Value General Public Health Schools	239
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	240
Best General Public Health Schools	337

In 2021, 236 students received their master’s degree in general public health from SNHU. This makes it the #8 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 136 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Public Health from SNHU in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SNHU General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 general public health majors earned their master's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from SNHU, 53% 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	125
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

SNHU 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

• Public Health Education and Promotion

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,910	$113,210
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Community Health Workers	140	$49,050

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.