General Public Health at The College of New Jersey

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what The College of New Jersey has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,783. In 2021, 44 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from TCNJ.

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.

TCNJ General Public Health Degrees Available

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

TCNJ General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how TCNJ performed in these rankings.

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 TCNJ 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
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	12
	22
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best General Public Health Schools	25
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
	38
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
	59
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Best Value General Public Health Schools	71
Most Focused General Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	99
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	110
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	192

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in general public health from TCNJ. This makes it the #193 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at TCNJ are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCNJ General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in general public health from TCNJ. About 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. TCNJ does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The College of New Jersey with a master's in general public health.

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

TCNJ 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

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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.