General Public Health at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. Of the 195 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2021, 8 of them were general public health majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Valpo General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Valpo General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at Valpo 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 general public health major at Valpo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
	90
Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value General Public Health Schools	151
	156
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Best General Public Health Schools	161
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	180
	206
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	217
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	250

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Valpo. This makes it the #218 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general public health from Valpo. About 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Valpo General Public Health Master’s Program

The general public health program at Valpo awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Valpo, 80% 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 Valparaiso University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Valpo also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.