General Public Health at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Syracuse General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at Syracuse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Syracuse 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 General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	109
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
	184
	206
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	210
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	238
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	242
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	243
Best General Public Health Schools	255
	350
Best Value General Public Health Schools	355

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Syracuse. This makes it the #211 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general public health from Syracuse. About 23% were men and 77% 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 Syracuse since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Syracuse, 67% 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 Syracuse University with a master's in general public health.

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

Syracuse 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

• Health Services Administration

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 Syracuse 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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.