Public Health at Texas Southern University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Texas Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from TSU.

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.

TSU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

TSU Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at TSU 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
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
	320
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	353
Most Popular Public Health Schools	466
Most Focused Public Health Schools	483
	522
Best Value Public Health Schools	540
Best Public Health Schools	567

Public Health Student Demographics at TSU

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

TSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from TSU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at TSU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Texas Southern University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Texas Southern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Health	8

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 TX, the home state for Texas Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.