Public Health at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927.

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.

Tulane Public Health Degrees Available

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

Tulane Public Health Rankings

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In 2021, 113 students received their master’s degree in public health from Tulane. This makes it the #31 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 public health majors earned their master's degree from Tulane. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Tulane, 63% 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	71
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Health	38
Environmental Health	29
General Public Health	27
Health Services Administration	24
Behavioral Aspects of Health	12

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medicine
• Other Health Professions

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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,400	$76,280
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	670	$54,690

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.