Public Health at Russell Sage College

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

Russel Sage is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 2,389. Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Russell Sage College in 2021, 5 of them were public health majors.

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.

Russel Sage Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Russel Sage Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Russel Sage 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 Russel Sage 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
	233
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
	394
Most Focused Public Health Schools	452
Most Popular Public Health Schools	520
Best Value Public Health Schools	561

Public Health Student Demographics at Russel Sage

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Russell Sage College.

Russel Sage Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from Russel Sage in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Russel Sage since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Russel Sage 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 Russell Sage College with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Russel Sage 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

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Russell Sage College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	5

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

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 NY, the home state for Russell Sage College.

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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.