General Public Health at Wake Forest University

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Wake Forest University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 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.

Wake Forest University General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Wake Forest University General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University General Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 general public health majors earned their master's degree from Wake Forest University. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Community Health Workers	810	$41,610

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 JHMM13 under License

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