Public Health at Wartburg College

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 Wartburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wartburg is located in Waverly, Iowa and approximately 1,563 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Wartburg.

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.

Wartburg Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Wartburg Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Wartburg compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at Wartburg 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
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Public Health Schools	182
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Most Popular Public Health Schools	466

Public Health Student Demographics at Wartburg

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

Wartburg Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from Wartburg. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Wartburg since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Wartburg 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 Wartburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	8

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 IA, the home state for Wartburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	840	$70,710
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140
Community Health Workers	330	$38,050

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 Me under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.