Public Health at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from UST MN.

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.

UST MN Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

UST MN Public Health Rankings

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

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 UST MN 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
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Public Health Schools	39
	45
	112
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Most Popular Public Health Schools	333
Best Value Public Health Schools	443
Most Focused Public Health Schools	467

Earnings of UST MN Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at UST MN is $38,342. This is 19% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at UST MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of St Thomas Minnesota.

UST MN Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UST MN, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at UST MN 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 University of St Thomas Minnesota with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UST MN 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of St Thomas Minnesota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	14
Public Health Education and Promotion	6

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,710	$78,140
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.