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Public Health at University of St Thomas

If you plan to study Public Health, you may want to check out the program at University of St Thomas. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of St Thomas is located in Saint Paul, MN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 public health graduations were recorded at University of St Thomas.

Online Class Availability at University of St Thomas

Many students take online classes at University of St Thomas. Of 9,410 students, 635 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,538 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at University of St Thomas

These rankings give you a sense of how University of St Thomas’s Public Health program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#3 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#5 of 34
Best Value	Minnesota	#9 of 9
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#32 of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#80 of 430
Best Value	Nationwide	#362 of 411

Earnings for Public Health Graduates from University of St Thomas

Graduates of University of St Thomas’s Public Health program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$38,342
2 years	$39,249
3 years	$49,727
4 years	$59,475
5 years	$67,515

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Public Health graduates from University of St Thomas earn a median of $59,475, compared with $75,000 for all University of St Thomas graduates — about 21% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Public Health graduates from University of St Thomas comes in at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Public Health graduates at University of St Thomas, by degree type.

Program-wide, Public Health graduates at University of St Thomas are 95% women (18) and 5% men (1).

Public Health Bachelor’s Program at University of St Thomas

Among the 19 bachelor’s public health degrees awarded at University of St Thomas, 95% were women (18) and 5% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Health bachelor’s degree recipients at University of St Thomas.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Asian	1

Minority students account for 37% of Public Health bachelor’s degree recipients at University of St Thomas, below the national average of 57%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Health Concentrations at University of St Thomas

The Public Health program at University of St Thomas includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Public Health	14
Public Health Education & Promotion	5

Top-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Those who complete Public Health program at University of St Thomas pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Public Health majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Physicists	$111,776
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212
Health Education Specialists	$81,726
Community Health Workers	$73,901
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,737
Genetic Counselors	$58,726

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.