Environmental Health at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

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 Environmental Health section at the bottom of this page.

Tulane Environmental Health Degrees Available

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

Tulane Environmental Health Rankings

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In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in environmental health from Tulane. This makes it the #9 most popular school for environmental health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Environmental Health Master’s Program

Of the 23 environmental health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Tulane, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a environmental health master's degree from Tulane, 87% 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 environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in environmental health. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Behavioral Aspects of Health
• Health Services Administration
• General Public Health
• Other Public Health

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
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
Epidemiologists	100	$54,620

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.