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General Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University

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General Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a general public health school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general public health program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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.

VCU General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

VCU General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Public Health Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in general public health from VCU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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