Public Health at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Virginia Tech Public Health Rankings

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In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in public health from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #128 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Virginia Tech, 76% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	34

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Medicine

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,980	$71,260

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.