Public Health at Temple University

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Temple University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Temple.

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.

Temple Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Temple Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Temple 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 Temple 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
	13
	56
Most Focused Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	104
Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	147
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in public health from Temple. This makes it the #147 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Temple Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $38,314. This is 19% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Temple Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Temple in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Temple, 61% 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 Temple University with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Temple also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 3 students 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 Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	125
Behavioral Aspects of Health	27
Health Services Administration	4
Environmental Health	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,370	$70,330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.