General Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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

SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 2,118 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY Downstate General Public Health Degrees Available

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

SUNY Downstate General Public Health Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at SUNY Downstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

SUNY Downstate General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students earned a master's degree in general public health from SUNY Downstate. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. SUNY Downstate does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.