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Public Health at SUNY Old Westbury

If you are interested in studying Public Health, consider the program at SUNY Old Westbury. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 56 public health degrees were awarded at SUNY Old Westbury.

Online Class Availability at SUNY Old Westbury

Many students take online classes at SUNY Old Westbury. Among 4,709 students, 292 (6%) studied exclusively online and 1,645 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at SUNY Old Westbury

These rankings give you a sense of how SUNY Old Westbury’s Public Health program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New York	#8 of 31
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#9 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#13 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#32 of 84
Best Value	Nationwide	#33 of 411
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#124 of 430

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Public Health graduates at SUNY Old Westbury, by degree type.

Program-wide, Public Health graduates at SUNY Old Westbury are 86% women (48) and 14% men (8).

Public Health Bachelor’s Program at SUNY Old Westbury

Among the 56 bachelor’s public health degrees awarded at SUNY Old Westbury, 86% were women (48) and 14% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Health bachelor’s degree recipients at SUNY Old Westbury.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	21
Asian	7
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of Public Health bachelor’s degree recipients at SUNY Old Westbury, higher than the national average of 57%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Health Concentrations at SUNY Old Westbury

The Public Health program at SUNY Old Westbury breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Public Health	56

Top-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Those who complete Public Health program at SUNY Old Westbury go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Public Health majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Physicists	$111,776
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212
Health Education Specialists	$81,726
Community Health Workers	$73,901
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,737
Genetic Counselors	$58,726

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.